Discrimination versus specialization: A survey of economic studies on sexual orientation, gender and earnings in the United States

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-30

  Schmitt, Elizabeth Dunne ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings regressions; Household specialization; Human capital; Labor force attachment; Labor market discrimination; Same sex couples; Sexual orientation discrimination

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; POLICY; REVIEW; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PREJUDICE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 58149343408     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/10894160802174250     Document Type: Article

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