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Gender wage gaps within a public sector: evidence from personnel data

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Gender wage gaps within a public sector: evidence from personnel data. / Bradley, S.; Green, C.; Mangan, J.
In: Manchester School, Vol. 83, No. 4, 07.2015, p. 379-397.

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Bradley, S, Green, C & Mangan, J 2015, 'Gender wage gaps within a public sector: evidence from personnel data', Manchester School, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 379-397. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12061

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Bradley, S., Green, C., & Mangan, J. (2015). Gender wage gaps within a public sector: evidence from personnel data. Manchester School, 83(4), 379-397. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12061

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Bradley S, Green C, Mangan J. Gender wage gaps within a public sector: evidence from personnel data. Manchester School. 2015 Jul;83(4):379-397. Epub 2014 Apr 17. doi: 10.1111/manc.12061

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Bradley, S. ; Green, C. ; Mangan, J. / Gender wage gaps within a public sector : evidence from personnel data. In: Manchester School. 2015 ; Vol. 83, No. 4. pp. 379-397.

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