EARNINGS DISCRIMINATION MEASUREMENT - A DISTRIBUTIONAL APPROACH

被引:52
作者
JENKINS, SP
机构
[1] University of Wales, Swansea
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
DISCRIMINATION; WAGES; EARNINGS DISTRIBUTIONS;
D O I
10.1016/0304-4076(94)90078-7
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The measurement and analysis of earnings discrimination should take into account the complete distribution of discrimination experienced. The paper criticizes the almost universal practice of relying on the average differential, and develops new distributional approaches to supplement those currently used. These approaches are illustrated with a re-analysis of Wright and Ermisch's (1991) study of earnings discrimination by gender based on the 1980 UK Women and Employment Survey.
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页码:81 / 102
页数:22
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