Predicting the Effects of Comparable Worth Programs on Female Labor Supply.

Nakamura, Alice; Nakamura, Masao

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Publication Date: 1989

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Predicting the Effects of Comparable Worth Programs on Female Labor Supply.

Nakamura, Alice; Nakamura, Masao

Journal of Social Issues, v45 n4 p191-208 1989

Surveys theories in labor economics about how the female labor supply is affected by the wage offers that women receive. Summarizes the implications concerning expected effects of comparable worth wage adjustments on female labor supply. Examines empirical evidence pertaining to the theory of female labor supply. (JS)

Descriptors: Comparable Worth, Economic Factors, Employed Women, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Family Characteristics, Family Structure, Labor Economics, Labor Supply, Salary Wage Differentials, Spouses, Wages

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Language: English

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