@techreport{Konstantopoulos2004Gender,
abstract = {This study examines gender differences in the earnings of young adults in the 1980s and
1990s. We determine changes in the gender gap over time in the middle, the tails, and the
variability of the earnings distribution. We employ data from two longitudinal, nationally
probability samples of high school seniors: the National Longitudinal Study of high school
seniors in 1972, and the High School and Beyond Study in 1980 (and the 5th and 4th followup
studies respectively). We compute the average differences using effect size estimates
expressed in standard deviation units. Differences in the tails and the variability are
computed using number and variance ratios respectively. Adjusting for employment selection
our findings reveal that once education, occupation, and marital status are taken into account
gender differences in earnings (in the middle, the tails, and the variance of the earnings
distribution) are eliminated. We observe similar results in gender differences for Whites,
Blacks, and Hispanics.},
author = {Spyros Konstantopoulos and Amelie F. Constant},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {J16; C10; J31; 330; gender differences in earnings; general statistical methods; Lohndifferenzierung; Geschlecht; Frauenarbeitslohn; Sch\"{a}tzung; Vereinigte Staaten},
language = {eng},
number = {1425},
title = {Gender Differences Across the Earnings Distribution : Evidence from NLS:86 & HSB:92},
type = {IZA Discussion paper series},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20723},
year = {2004}
}
