A Distributional Analysis of the Gender Earnings Gap in Urban China

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Millimet, Daniel L ^a   Wang, Le ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; decomposition; discrimination; earnings distribution; economic transition; stochastic dominance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85117504197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1538-0645.1461     Document Type: Review

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