O'Neill, Donal
(1996)
Gender Differences in the Changing
Labor Market
The Role of Legislation and Inequality in
Changing the Wage Gap for Qualified
Workers in the United Kingdom.
Journal of Human Resources, 31.
pp. 549-566.
ISSN 0022-166X
Abstract
We use detailed cohort data from three surveys of graduates to examine
two explanations for the large decline in the male-female wage gap that
occurred in the United Kingdom during the early 1970s. The first attributes
the fall to gender-specific factors, most notably the introduction of
antidiscrimination legislation. The second explanation argues that these
changes were largely in respon.'ie to changes in the wage structure and
in particular to the introduction of income policies. Our findings show
that for U.K. graduates, all the change in relative wages that occurred
in this period can be accounted for by gender-specific forces.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Gender Differences;
Labor Market;
The Role of Legislation; Inequality;
Changing the Wage Gap; Qualified
Workers; United Kingdom; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Item ID: |
8489 |
| Depositing User: |
Donal O'Neill
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| Date Deposited: |
19 Jul 2017 14:21 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Human Resources |
| Publisher: |
University of Wisconsin Press |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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