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Gender Convergence in the Labor Market (Research in Labor Economics)
Solomon W Polachek
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Description for Gender Convergence in the Labor Market (Research in Labor Economics)
Hardcover. This volume contains new and innovative research articles on issues related to gender convergence in the labor market. Topics include patterns in lifetime work, earnings and human capital investment, the gender wage gap, gender complementarities, career progression, the gender composition of top management and the role of parental leave policies. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 714.
For most countries, women's labor force participation and hours of work has risen while men's have fallen. Concomitantly, men's and women's wages and occupational structures have been converging. This volume contains new and innovative research on issues related to gender convergence in the labor market. Topics include patterns in lifetime work, earnings and human capital investment, the gender wage gap, gender complementarities, career progression, the gender composition of top management and the role of parental leave policies. Among the questions answered are: Do the levels of and returns to human capital change over the last 50 years in the US? ... Read more
For most countries, women's labor force participation and hours of work has risen while men's have fallen. Concomitantly, men's and women's wages and occupational structures have been converging. This volume contains new and innovative research on issues related to gender convergence in the labor market. Topics include patterns in lifetime work, earnings and human capital investment, the gender wage gap, gender complementarities, career progression, the gender composition of top management and the role of parental leave policies. Among the questions answered are: Do the levels of and returns to human capital change over the last 50 years in the US? ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Research in Labor Economics
Condition
New
Weight
714g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784414566
SKU
V9781784414566
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Ref
99-50
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