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Intangibles and the Gender Wage Gap: An Analysis of Gender Wage Gaps Across Occupations in the Finnish Private Sector

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  • Rita Asplund & Sami Napari, 2011. "Intangibles and the Gender Wage Gap: An Analysis of Gender Wage Gaps Across Occupations in the Finnish Private Sector," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 32(4), pages 305-325, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jlabre:v:32:y:2011:i:4:p:305-325
    DOI: 10.1007/s12122-011-9114-9
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    Keywords

    Gender wage gap; Decomposition; Human capital; Intangible capital; Quantile regression; Wage formation; Services; Manufacturing; J16; J31;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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