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Changes in gender wage discrimination in the 1990s: a tale of three very different economies. / Johnes, G; Tanaka, Y.
In: Japan and the World Economy, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2008, p. 97-113.

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Johnes G, Tanaka Y. Changes in gender wage discrimination in the 1990s: a tale of three very different economies. Japan and the World Economy. 2008;20(1):97-113. doi: 10.1016/j.japwor.2006.09.003

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Johnes, G ; Tanaka, Y. / Changes in gender wage discrimination in the 1990s: a tale of three very different economies. In: Japan and the World Economy. 2008 ; Vol. 20, No. 1. pp. 97-113.

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