Using education to reduce the wage gap between men and women

被引:4
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作者
Miki, Malul [1 ]
Yuval, Fany [1 ]
机构
[1] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Publ Policy & Adm, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
来源
JOURNAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS | 2011年 / 40卷 / 04期
关键词
Gender; Human capital; Labor market;
D O I
10.1016/j.socec.2011.04.006
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Using a theoretical model we analyzed the decision of men and women to acquire human capital in the form of extra education. We found that women tend to seek higher levels of education than men in an attempt to reduce the wage gap between themselves and their male peers. We also showed that for women with strong abilities, this strategy is an effective one. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:412 / 416
页数:5
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