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Major Matters: A Comparison of the Within-Major Gender Pay Gap across College Majors for Early-Career Graduates
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Laurie A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T22:34:50Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T22:34:50Z
dc.date.issued2008-10en_US
dc.identifier.citationMORGAN, LAURIE A. (2008). "Major Matters: A Comparison of the Within-Major Gender Pay Gap across College Majors for Early-Career Graduates." Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society 47(4): 625-650. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/75560>en_US
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dc.titleMajor Matters: A Comparison of the Within-Major Gender Pay Gap across College Majors for Early-Career Graduatesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEconomicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusinessen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michigan, 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USAen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1468-232X.2008.00538.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceIndustrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Societyen_US
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