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- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2001 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
- ISSN
- 0008-4085
- eISSN
- 1540-5982
- DOI
- 10.1111/0008-4085.00078
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
In this paper, we provide a comprehensive picture, circa the late 1980s, of occupational gender segregation in Canada and its consequences for wages. Our analysis reveals sensitivity of the estimated penalty to ‘female work’ to both specification and estimation strategy. Our preferred estimates indicate that the wage penalties for women in female jobs in Canada are generally smaller than penalties in the United States. Of particular note, while there is some heterogeneity across worker groups, on average the link between female wages and gender composition is small and generally not statistically significant. JEL Classification: J71, J78
Journal
Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue Canadienne D'économique – Wiley
Published: May 1, 2001