Discrimination based on sexual orientation: A review of the literature in economics and beyond

Sexual Orientation Discrimination: An International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 19-43

  Lee Badgett, M V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84906184072     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203086650     Document Type: Chapter

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