An Exchange: The Theory of Human Capital and the Earnings of Women. A Reexamination of the Evidence.

Sandell, Steven H.; Shapiro, David

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Publication Date: 1978

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An Exchange: The Theory of Human Capital and the Earnings of Women. A Reexamination of the Evidence

Sandell, Steven H.; Shapiro, David

Journal of Human Resources, 13, 1, 103-17, W 78

Utilizing data on the work experience of women, the authors examine both the empirical specification of human capital models of earnings in the presence of discontinuous work experience over the life cycle and simultaneous-equations models of wage determination and labor supply. (EM)

Descriptors: Data Analysis, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Job Training, Labor Market, Models, Sex Discrimination, Statistical Bias, Wages, Work Experience

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