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Dynamism in the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from Pakistan

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  • Muhammad Sabir

    (SPDC, Islamabad.)

  • Zehra Aftab

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.)

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  • Muhammad Sabir & Zehra Aftab, 2007. "Dynamism in the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 46(4), pages 865-882.
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