1987/03/01 by Mary E. Corcoran, Paul N. Courant · 36 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · Psychology · #Labor market dynamics and wage inequality #Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics #Labor Movements and Unions #Socialization #Exploratory research #Psychology #Occupational segregation #Economics #Labour economics #Social psychology #Demographic economics #Sociology #Social science
paper · doi:10.1080/01603477.1987.11489627
published in Journal of Post Keynesian Economics 9(3), 330-346 (Taylor & Francis)
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Services. We are especially grateful to Deborah Laren for handling the computer work on this study, for helpful suggestions about the analysis plan and for editing advice. We also want to thank Martha Hill and Michael Ponza for giving us a copy of their parent-child datafile from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, for allowing us to use their computer programs, and for providing considerable advice. Helpful comments from Gary Solon and from participants in The University of Michigan American Institutions and Public Finance Seminars are gratefully acknowledged. None of the above individuals or institutions is responsible for any It is well hown that women earn less than men. This paper reports on some preliminary attempts to assess the extent to which sex-role socialization and other pre-labor market phenomena in which boys are treated differently from girls may be among the causes.