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Peer reviewedFerber, Marianne A.; Westmiller, Anne – Journal of Human Resources, 1976
The study tests the hypothesis that race and sex are not statistically significant in explaining wages in different occupations. However data from the non-academic work force of a university indicated that sex and race do influence the pattern of wage rates and earning by occupation. (Author/EC)
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, School Personnel, Sex Discrimination, Universities
Peer reviewedFerber, Marianne A.; Waldfogel, Jane – Monthly Labor Review, 1998
Lower pay of former temporary employees and higher pay of men formerly self-employed are likely caused by unobserved heterogeneity, according to 15 years of National Longitudinal Survey data. In wage growth models that eliminate this bias, past part-time work has a negative effect on current wages, which vary with gender and whether part-time…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Males, Nontraditional Occupations, Part Time Employment
