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Pay Differences among the Highly Paid: The Male-Female Earnings Gap in Lawyers' Salaries

Wood, Robert G., Corcoran, Mary E., Courant, Paul N.·1993·Journal of Labor Economics
DOI 10.1086/298302
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This article uses very detailed information on graduates of the University of Michigan Law School to examine male-female pay differences in that population. Men and women in this population have virtually identical human capital on graduation from law school, allowing us to examine carefully the different impact of children and work history on men's and women's careers and earnings. Taking time from work in order to care for children reduces wages significantly, but a rich set of controls, including childcare, work history, school performance, and job setting measures, still leave one-fourth to one-third of the earnings gap unexplained.

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Authors
Wood, R. G., Corcoran, M. E., & Courant, P. N.
Venue
Journal of Labor Economics
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
1993-07
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
417-441
ISSN
  • 0734-306X (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5307
DOI
10.1086/298302
OpenAlex
W2033269128
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275
References
9
FWCI
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Type
journal article
Language
en
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Wood, R. G., Corcoran, M. E., & Courant, P. N. (1993). Pay Differences among the Highly Paid: The Male-Female Earnings Gap in Lawyers' Salaries. Journal of Labor Economics. https://doi.org/10.1086/298302

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