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The Gender Wage Gap among Young Adults in the United States: The Importance of Money versus People
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Fortin, Nicole M. – Journal of Human Resources, 2008
Using two single-cohort longitudinal surveys, the NLS72 and the NELS88, I investigate the impact of four noncognitive traits--self-esteem, external locus of control, the importance of money/work and the importance of people/family--on wages and on the gender wage gap among these young workers. I find that gender differences in these noncognitive…
Descriptors: Wages, Locus of Control, Young Adults, Salary Wage Differentials