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Human Capital, Socioeconomic, and Labor Market Effects on the Wage Differential: A Case for Using Age Cohorts
Author(s) -
Jones Joyce E.,
Peck Claudia J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/004677749302200101
Subject(s) - wage , human capital , economics , socioeconomic status , differential (mechanical device) , labour economics , investment (military) , affect (linguistics) , demographic economics , population , psychology , demography , sociology , communication , aerospace engineering , politics , political science , law , engineering , economic growth
A comprehensive model was developed to explain gender wage differentials. The model is made up of three major components—human capital variables, socioeconomic variables, and structural components of the labor market. Uniqueness is provided through availability of work history data, correction for selection bias, and control for interaction by age. Men's wages exceed women's for all age cohorts. Decomposition of the wage differential involves examining differences in endowments or characteristics by race, gender, and age cohort. Investment in human capital increases wages but explains little of the differential. Few labor market variables affect wages, yet they explain large percentages of the differential.