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Sandell, Steven H. – 1978
To test the economic theory of job search and the rationality of job search behavior by unemployed married women, the importance of reservation wages (or wages requested for employment) was studied for its effect on the duration of unemployment and its relationship to the subsequent rate of pay upon reemployment. Models were established to explain…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Economic Factors, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities
Peer reviewedSandell, Steven H.; Shapiro, David – Journal of Human Resources, 1980
Human capital theory indicates that receipt of on-the-job training is positively related to expectations of future labor force participation. Young women may underestimate their future labor force attachment and therefore underinvest in on-the-job training. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential, Employment Problems
