Econometric Analyses of the Empirical Consequences of Comparable Worth: What Have We Learned?

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Ronald G. Ehrenberg

ILR-Cornell University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Date Written: August 1988

Abstract

This paper presents a survey of the small, but growing, empirical literature by economists on the consequences of comparable worth. It discusses in turn studies of comparable worth's effects (or potential effects) on the male/female earnings gap, on female employment, on female labor supply and occupational mobility, and on women and their families as a group. The survey is critical in nature and areas in which further research is needed are indicated.

Suggested Citation

Ehrenberg, Ronald G., Econometric Analyses of the Empirical Consequences of Comparable Worth: What Have We Learned? (August 1988). NBER Working Paper No. w2672, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=227254

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