The effect of the sex composition of jobs on starting wages in an organization: Findings from the NLSY

Demography

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 511-521

  England, Paula ^a   Reid, Lori L ^a   Kilbourne, Barbara Stanek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030280021     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2061784     Document Type: Article

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