Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits? Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs

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Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits? Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs. / Rand, John; Tarp, Finn.

In: Feminist Economics, Vol. 17, No. 1, 01.2011, p. 59-87.

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Rand, J & Tarp, F 2011, 'Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits? Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs', Feminist Economics, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 59-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2010.542003

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Rand, J., & Tarp, F. (2011). Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits? Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs. Feminist Economics, 17(1), 59-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2010.542003

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Rand J, Tarp F. Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits? Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs. Feminist Economics. 2011 Jan;17(1):59-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2010.542003

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Rand, John ; Tarp, Finn. / Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits? Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs. In: Feminist Economics. 2011 ; Vol. 17, No. 1. pp. 59-87.

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