Journal of Labor Economics Vol. 15 No. 1, Part 1 1997
Swimming Upstream: Trends in the Gender Wage Differential in the 1980s
Abstract
Using Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics data for 1979 and 1988, the authors analyze how a falling gender wage gap occurred despite changes in wage structure unfavorable to low-wage workers. The decrease is traced to 'gender-specific' factors which more than counterbalanced changes in measured and unmeasured prices working against women. Supply shifts net of demand were unfavorable for women generally and hurt high-skilled more than middle- and low-skilled women. By analyzing wages, the authors find support for the notion of a gender twist in supply and demand having its largest negative effect on high-skilled women.
- DOI
- 10.1086/209845
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1, Part 1
- Pages
- 1-42
- Language
- en
- Sources
- crossref openalex