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Perri, Timothy J. – Economics of Education Review, 1984
The effects of health status on schooling attainment and earnings of young males are considered. Findings revealed that those with the most severe health problems obtain 20 percent less schooling than their healthy counterparts, and hourly earnings are reduced 17 percent directly and indirectly by health problems. (TE)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Diseases, Economic Factors, Health
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Van House, Nancy A. – Library Quarterly, 1986
Identifies determinants of librarians' salaries and tests human capital-based explanations of librarianship as a woman's profession. Earnings functions are developed for men and women in public and academic libraries and for women in school libraries, and personal, human capital, and job determinants of salaries are identified. Thirty-one…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Females, Librarians, Library Science
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Kiker, B. F.; Heath, Julia A. – Economics of Education Review, 1985
Reports on a study of Black and White male workers aged 32 or less, who had established their own residences and had worked full time for 10 years or less. The study explored the relationships among such variables as parental income, educational background, job tenure, and workers' earnings. (PGD)
Descriptors: Economic Research, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Males