Sample Selection and Male-Female Earnings Differentials in the Graduate Labour Market.
The standard approach to mea suring earnings differentials is extended to include a female participation deci sion, and the effectsof sample selection are analyzed. A substantial proportion of the earnings differential between men and women in the U.K. graduate labor m arket can be attributed to residual factors rather than attributes and character istics. Womens' earnings could be as much as18 percent higher if these factors were removed. A statistically significant sample selection effect is present, bu t its quantitativeimpact on the measures of the residual differential is variab le. Thedata are sufficiently comprehensive to justify wider academic interest. Copyright 1986 by Royal Economic Society.
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1986
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Authors: | Dolton, P J ; Makepeace, G H |
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Oxford Economic Papers. - Oxford University Press. - Vol. 38.1986, 2, p. 317-41
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Oxford University Press |
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