einkommensunterschiede zwischen frauen und maennern: teil b. theoretische perspektiven und empirische ergebnisse zur einkommensdiskriminierung von arbeitnehmerinnen

abstract: sociological and economic theories of income and discrimination point to a variety of causes for the existence of sex-specific income differentials. this study starts with a survey of the different theories. in part a of the empirical study an answer is given to the question how much of th...

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Link(s) zu Dokument(en):IHS Publikation
1. Verfasser: Diekmann, Andreas
Format: IHS Series NonPeerReviewed
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: institut fuer hoehere studien 1985
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Zusammenfassung:abstract: sociological and economic theories of income and discrimination point to a variety of causes for the existence of sex-specific income differentials. this study starts with a survey of the different theories. in part a of the empirical study an answer is given to the question how much of the difference in income between the sexes can be explained by differences in education, experience or working time. the data analysis in this study is based on german surveys using the human capital model. moreover, consequences of the expansion of education are explored, and a test of becker's employer-discrimination model is carried out. part b deals with effects of the family, job-segregation, social networks and the sex-specific distribution over segmented labor markets.;