Sex Discrimination in the Reward for Skills and Experience in the Australian Labour Force

Sex Discrimination in the Reward for Skills and Experience in the Australian Labour Force

Human capital equations are estimated for males and females in Australia, which express earnings as the product of endowments and the return on these endowments. The results are used to examine the effect of discrimination on the difference in the average earnings. The effect of occupational segrega...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Economic record 1982-03, Vol.58 (1), p.1-10
1. Verfasser: HAIG, B. D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Australia
Discrimination in employment
Sex discrimination
Wage differentials
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Zusammenfassung:Human capital equations are estimated for males and females in Australia, which express earnings as the product of endowments and the return on these endowments. The results are used to examine the effect of discrimination on the difference in the average earnings. The effect of occupational segregation on the earnings of women is also examined.
ISSN:0013-0249
1475-4932
DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4932.1982.tb00344.x