The impact of segregation and sorting on the gender wage gap: Evidence from german linked longitudinal employer-employee data

ILR Review

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 362-394

  Ludsteck, Johannes ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gender segregation; Gender wage gap; Longitudinal matched employer employee data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898638889     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: 2162271X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391406700204     Document Type: Review

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