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Integrating Economic Dualism and Labor Market Segmentation: The Effects of Race, Gender, and Structural Location on Earnings, 1974–2000

Lesley Williams ReidGeorgia State UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Beth A. RubinUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Pages 405-432 | Published online: 12 Dec 2016

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