Series:
Finance
The Pay Divide: (Why) Are U.S. Top Executives Paid More?
The Pay Divide: (Why) Are U.S. Top Executives Paid More?
Series number :
Serial Number:
255/2009
The Pay Divide: (Why) Are U.S. Top Executives Paid More?
Professor
Real name:
Kevin Murphy
University of Southern California
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