Two Sides of the Same Coin: U.S. "Residual" Inequality and the Gender Gap
Two Sides of the Same Coin: U.S. "Residual" Inequality and the Gender Gap
Bacolod, Marigee,; Blum, Bernardo,
2012-04-04 00:00:00
We show that the narrowing gender gap and the growth in earnings inequality are consistent with a simple model in which skills are heterogeneous, and the growth in skill prices has been particularly strong for skills with which women are well endowed. Empirical analysis of DOT, CPS, and NLSY79 data finds evidence to support this model. A large increase in the prices of cognitive and people skillsâskills with which women are well endowedâand a decline in the price of motor skills account for up to 40 percent of the rising inequality and 20 percent of the narrowing gender gap.
http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.pngJournal of Human ResourcesUniversity of Wisconsin Presshttp://www.deepdyve.com/lp/university-of-wisconsin-press/two-sides-of-the-same-coin-u-s-residual-inequality-and-the-gender-gap-NQYyMf9uWH
Two Sides of the Same Coin: U.S. "Residual" Inequality and the Gender Gap
We show that the narrowing gender gap and the growth in earnings inequality are consistent with a simple model in which skills are heterogeneous, and the growth in skill prices has been particularly strong for skills with which women are well endowed. Empirical analysis of DOT, CPS, and NLSY79 data finds evidence to support this model. A large increase in the prices of cognitive and people skillsâskills with which women are well endowedâand a decline in the price of motor skills account for up to 40 percent of the rising inequality and 20 percent of the narrowing gender gap.
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Journal of Human Resources
– University of Wisconsin Press
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