Socially embedded investments: Explaining gender differences in job-specific skills

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 592-634

  Polavieja, Javier G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 84872443572     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667810     Document Type: Article

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