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Author: Wissmann, David A.
Resulting in 3 citations.
1. Angle, John
Steiber, Stevens
Wissmann, David A.
Educational Indicators and Occupational Achievement
Social Science Research 9,1 (March 1980): 60-75.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0049089X80900083
Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women
Publisher: Academic Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Education Indicators; Educational Attainment; Occupational Attainment

This paper uses surveys of young men and women 14-24 and examines whether 'highest grade completed' is a sufficient measure of education for use in models of occupational achievement. The data on which this paper are based are: approximate information on what subjects were taken, quality of education, degrees received, and number of years completed. The findings indicate that 'highest grade completed' adequately measures the impact of education on occupational achievement, though the other indicators slightly affect this outcome as well.
Bibliography Citation
Angle, John, Stevens Steiber and David A. Wissmann. "Educational Indicators and Occupational Achievement." Social Science Research 9,1 (March 1980): 60-75.
2. Angle, John
Wissmann, David A.
Gender, College Major, and Earnings
Sociology of Education 54,1 (January 1981): 25-33.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2112510
Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Keyword(s): College Major/Field of Study/Courses; Discrimination, Sex; Earnings; Educational Attainment; Educational Returns; Schooling, Post-secondary

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This study tests the effect of a person's college major upon his or her hourly wage rate in order to see if the content learned in college explains the gap between the earnings of men and women. The results indicate that the direct effect of gender on the earnings of people with at least some college education is large and that controlling for field of study reduces the gap only slightly. In addition, the findings also show that young women's returns to a year of post-secondary education are higher than young men's, however, not enough to offset the negative effect of being female on earnings.
Bibliography Citation
Angle, John and David A. Wissmann. "Gender, College Major, and Earnings." Sociology of Education 54,1 (January 1981): 25-33.
3. Angle, John
Wissmann, David A.
Work Experience, Age, and Gender Discrimination
Social Science Quarterly 64,1 (March 1983): 60-75
Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Keyword(s): Discrimination, Sex; Job Tenure; Wages

Permission to reprint the abstract has been denied by the publisher.

Bibliography Citation
Angle, John and David A. Wissmann. "Work Experience, Age, and Gender Discrimination." Social Science Quarterly 64,1 (March 1983): 60-75.