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dc.contributor.authorPerales, Franciscoen
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-22-
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-06T14:54:25Z-
dc.date.available2012-11-06T14:54:25Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/66001-
dc.description.abstractResearch has consistently demonstrated a negative and significant relationship between occupational feminization and wages. This has traditionally been attributed to societal mechanisms undervaluing the work mainly performed by women. More recently, empirical evidence from the US and Europe has supported theories based on the concept of specialized human capital. We examine whether lower wages in female-dominated occupations in Britain are explained by differences in specialized human capital, allowing for other potentially mediating factors. We also explore the functional form of the relationship between occupational feminization and wages and estimate the contribution of occupational sex-segregation to the gender pay-gap.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aUniversity of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) |cColchesteren
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aISER Working Paper Series |x2010-31en
dc.subject.jelC23en
dc.subject.jelJ16en
dc.subject.jelJ24en
dc.subject.jelJ31en
dc.subject.jelZ13en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordsex-segregationen
dc.subject.keywordhuman capitalen
dc.subject.keywordskillsen
dc.subject.keywordspecializationen
dc.subject.keyworddevaluationen
dc.subject.stwWeibliche Arbeitskräfteen
dc.subject.stwGeschlechterdiskriminierungen
dc.subject.stwQualifikationen
dc.subject.stwHumankapitalen
dc.subject.stwLohnen
dc.subject.stwIndustriestaatenen
dc.titleOccupational feminization, specialized human capital and wages: Evidence from the British labour market-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn640263933en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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