The effect of higher education on the gender wage gap
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- Livanos, Ilias & Nunez, Imanol, 2010. "The Effect of Higher Education on Gender Wage-Gap," MPRA Paper 25487, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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discrimination; graduates; higher education; gender wage gap; Greece; UK; United Kingdom; academic degrees; secondary education.;All these keywords.
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- A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
- J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
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