How do beliefs about the gender wage gap affect the demand for public policy?

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How do beliefs about the gender wage gap affect the demand for public policy? / Settele, Sonja.

I: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Bind 14, Nr. 2, 2022, s. 475-508.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Settele, S 2022, 'How do beliefs about the gender wage gap affect the demand for public policy?', American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, bind 14, nr. 2, s. 475-508. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200559

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Settele, S. (2022). How do beliefs about the gender wage gap affect the demand for public policy? American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 14(2), 475-508. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200559

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Settele S. How do beliefs about the gender wage gap affect the demand for public policy? American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 2022;14(2):475-508. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200559

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Settele, Sonja. / How do beliefs about the gender wage gap affect the demand for public policy?. I: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 2022 ; Bind 14, Nr. 2. s. 475-508.

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