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The Gender Wage Gap among Young Adults in the United States: The Importance of Money versus People

Fortin, Nicole M.·2008·Journal of Human Resources
DOI 10.1353/jhr.2008.0006
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Using two single-cohort longitudinal surveys, the NLS72 and the NELS88, I investigate the impact of four noncognitive traits—self-esteem, external locus of control, the importance of money/work and the importance of people/family—on wages and on the gender wage gap among these young workers. I find that gender differences in these noncognitive factors, especially the importance of money/work, have a modest but significant role in accounting for the gender wage gap. Methodologically, this paper proposes a correction to the Oaxaca-Blinder-Ransom decomposition that results in a truly decomposable approach compatible with the simple pooled regression that includes a gender dummy.

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Authors
Fortin, N. M.
Venue
Journal of Human Resources
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Published
2008
Volume
43
Issue
4
Pages
884-918
ISSN
  • 0022-166X (ISSN-L)
  • 1548-8004
DOI
10.1353/jhr.2008.0006
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W2088329451
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320
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journal article
Language
en
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