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The Gender Pay Gap in the Australian Private Sector: Is Selection Relevant Across the Earnings Distribution?

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  • Yekaterina Chzhen
  • Karen Mumford
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  • Yekaterina Chzhen & Karen Mumford & Catia Nicodemo, 2013. "The Gender Pay Gap in the Australian Private Sector: Is Selection Relevant Across the Earnings Distribution?," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 89(286), pages 367-381, September.
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