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Title: Investment in Human Capital and Gender Wage Differences: Evidence from the NLSY
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Sicilian, Paul Grossberg, Adam J. |
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Investment in Human Capital and Gender Wage Differences: Evidence from the NLSY Applied Economics 33,4 (2001): 463-471. Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036840123000 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Keyword(s): Gender; Gender Differences; Human Capital; Modeling; Time Use; Training, Off-the-Job; Training, On-the-Job; Wage Differentials; Wage Gap This paper uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to investigate gender differences in returns to various forms of human capital. Since the NLSY includes relatively detailed information regarding on- and off-the-job training, special emphasis is placed on measuring gender differences in the incidence of and returns to formal post-school training. Also considered is the role of non-human capital factors such as industry and occupation in explaining the wage gap. It is found that about 60% of the gender wage gap in the sample is explained by mean differences in individual characteristics and market circumstances. This suggests a smaller role for discrimination in explaining the wage gap than previous research has found. The research indicates that training does not affect the gender wage gap. |
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Sicilian, Paul and Adam J. Grossberg. "Investment in Human Capital and Gender Wage Differences: Evidence from the NLSY." Applied Economics 33,4 (2001): 463-471.
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