An analysis of changes in labor market discrimination by gender, 1984--2000

The effect of labor market discrimination on the wages of male and female workers has been previously studied (Blinder, 1973; Oaxaca, 1973; Reimers, 1983; Cotton, 1988; Neumark, 1988; and Oaxaca and Ransom, 1994). Changes in the amount of discrimination and the variables that contribute most significantly to it's presence over time have not been dealt with in a consistent manner. The following study attempts to improve upon the existing literature by examining the changing nature of labor market discrimination, by gender, over time, and introducing a new methodology. I find that discrimination by gender is present in the labor market in the years studied, and that the amount of discrimination has decreased by a statistically significant amount from 1984 to 2000. In addition difference-in-difference analysis is used to examine potential changes in the return to various levels of educational attainment.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

2003

Author dc:creator

• Powell, Andrew Lee

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bradley S. Wimmer

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1541

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-2540