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Integration of Women into the Military: A Preliminary Investigation of Relevant Factors Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 1987 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Attitudes; Gender Differences; Job Satisfaction; Military Enlistment; Military Service; Racial Differences; Sex Roles; Wage Levels; Women This paper presents an extension to the human capital model of wage level determination for women. The new model incorporates the effect of expectations of potential earnings on future earnings. A woman's decision to invest in human capital, to remain committed to the labor force, and to search for a new job that would pay a greater return to her for her investment in human capital, rests primarily on her expectations of what she can earn in the labor market. Using the NLS Mature Women data, the empirical analysis shows that current wages are dependent on past expectations and that expectations depend on past wages and labor market conditions. Two-stage least squares regression was used to obtain parameters of current wage and expected wage equations. The results indicate that historically low expectations, due possibly to the male/female wage differential, will continue to influence the future wage patterns of women. |
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Martin, Holly P. Integration of Women into the Military: A Preliminary Investigation of Relevant Factors. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 1987. |