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Title: A Human Capital Model of Sex Differences in Occupational Distribution and Wages
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Zalokar, C. Nadja |
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A Human Capital Model of Sex Differences in Occupational Distribution and Wages Ph.D. Dissertation, Princeton University, 1982 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Gender Differences; Human Capital Theory; Labor Force Participation; Occupational Attainment; Occupational Investment; Training, Occupational This dissertation develops a human capital model of occupational choice in order to determine the extent to which differences in the labor force participation patterns of men and women can explain sex differences in the distribution of first occupations. In Chapter 1, the theoretical and empirical research on the causes of sex differences in occupations is examined. It is argued that a better human capital model of occupational choice must be developed before the human capital explanation of sex differences in occupations can be given a fair test. In Chapter 2, a simple human capital model of sex differences in occupational distribution and wages is developed in a general equilibrium framework. The model suggests how changes in the lifetime labor force participation patterns of women can lead to changes over time in the occupational distribution of men and women and in their relative wages. In Chapter 3, a partial equilibrium framework is used to develop a more realistic human capital model of occupational choice. Under the assumption that occupations require different amounts of general and occupation-specific training, it is shown that the length and timing of discontinuities in the labor force participation pattern affect occupational choice, because they affect the optimal investments in general and specific training. In Chapter 4, data from the NLS of Mature Women are used to test the model. It is shown that, in fact, women's choices of first occupation among general and specific training categories are quite sensitive to their labor force participation patterns. The occupational distribution of women if they had men's labor force participation patterns is simulated and compared to the women's actual occupational distribution. It is found that if women had men's labor force participation patterns, they would choose first occupations requiring more training, especially occupation-specific training, In Chapter 5, it is concluded thatthe effect of sex differences in labor force participation patterns on their occupational distributions can potentially explain almost three quarters of the male-female wage differential. |
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Zalokar, C. Nadja. A Human Capital Model of Sex Differences in Occupational Distribution and Wages. Ph.D. Dissertation, Princeton University, 1982. |