Using education to reduce the wage gap between men and women

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Abstract

Using a theoretical model we analyzed the decision of men and women to acquire human capital in the form of extra education. We found that women tend to seek higher levels of education than men in an attempt to reduce the wage gap between themselves and their male peers. We also showed that for women with strong abilities, this strategy is an effective one.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)412-416
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Socio-Economics
Volume40
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2011

Keywords

  • Gender
  • Human capital
  • Labor market

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics

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