Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
Year:
2011
Volume:
8
Issue:
3
Page No.
152 - 158
An Empirical Analysis of Gender Earnings Gap in the Ghanaian Informal Sector Using the 1998/1999 Ghana Living Standards Survey
Authors :
IsaacAddai
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