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Peer reviewedWanner, Richard A.; Lewis, Lionel S. – Social Forces, 1982
Analysis of educational levels and earnings associated with specific occupations supported seemingly conflicting explanations of inequality: (1) the job competition theory that education has no effect on equalization of earnings; and (2) the free market theory suggesting an effect of educational level on earnings and of unequal education on…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Level, Income
