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This chapter contributes to the body of knowledge on income inequality in the Western Balkans by analysing the scope and characteristics of wage disparities between women and men in Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro. The analysis is based on the Labour Force Survey (LFS) data for the period 2008–2011 and the Blinder-Oaxaca wage decomposition.
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Vladisavljević, M., Avlijaš, S., Vujić, S. (2015). Gender Wage Inequality in the Western Balkans. In: Perugini, C., Pompei, F. (eds) Inequalities During and After Transition in Central and Eastern Europe. Studies in Economic Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137460981_10
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