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“Earnings Imputation and Bias in Wage Gap Estimates,”

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  • Barry T. Hirsch
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  • Barry T. Hirsch & Edward J. Schumacher, 2000. "“Earnings Imputation and Bias in Wage Gap Estimates,”," Working Papers 0003, East Carolina University, Department of Economics.
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