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Title: Gender Differences in the Labor Market Experiences of Young Workers
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Loprest, Pamela J. |
Gender Differences in the Labor Market Experiences of Young Workers Ph.D. Dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Gender Differences; Human Capital; Labor Force Participation; Labor Market Demographics; Mobility; Vocational Education; Wage Differentials; Wage Gap; Wages, Young Women; Work Experience Young women entering the labor market earn lower wages on average than young men. It is important to understand the sources of this initial wage gap because of the potential consequences for young women's futures. Wages are an important determinant of human capital investment, job choice, and labor force participation, all of which influence future labor market outcomes. This dissertation attempts to account for the gender wage gap by studying different aspects of young workers' labor market experiences. It focuses on the extent to which differences in young workers' rates of job mobility, high school work and vocational education, and early spells of nonwork can explain male/female wage differentials. All three chapters use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. |
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Loprest, Pamela J. Gender Differences in the Labor Market Experiences of Young Workers. Ph.D. Dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. |