The gender gap reloaded: Are school characteristics linked to labor market performance?

Social Science Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 374-385

  Konstantopoulos, Spyros ^a   Constant, Amelie ^b,c,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DIW DC   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gender differences; J16; J24; J31; Quantile regression; School effects; Wages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HISTORY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OCCUPATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PREJUDICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43049128549     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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