MALE-FEMALE EARNINGS DIFFERENTIALS AND THE EXTENT OF WAGE DISCRIMINATION IN PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS
Abstract
Using data
from a Nationa) Science Foundation survey this stüdy measures
Che extent of gender discrfrnination in the case of college graduates.
To analyze the components of the male-female earnings gap, the standard
Oaxaca/Blinder decomposition method and the Couon/Neumark extensions
of this method are employed. İn addiüon, the stüdy accounts for the sarnple
selectıon bias by using Heckmanls îwo-stage. two-equation procedure.
The results ofthe stüdy indicate that a signifıcant portion ofthe observed
earings diffferential is attributable to wage discirimation,
References
- Arrow, K. (1973), "The Theory ofDiscrimination," in Discrimination in Labor Market& O. Ashenfelter and A. Rees (eds.), Princeton: Princeton University Press, 3-33.
Abstract
References
- Arrow, K. (1973), "The Theory ofDiscrimination," in Discrimination in Labor Market& O. Ashenfelter and A. Rees (eds.), Princeton: Princeton University Press, 3-33.
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | December 31, 2000 |
| Submission Date | January 1, 2000 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2000 Volume: 18 Issue: 2 |
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