A microeconomic examination of the relationship between occupational gender segregation and taste differences.

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dc.contributor.advisorReed, W. Robert,en_US
dc.contributor.authorWilbanks, James Ray.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:30:30Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:30:30Z
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.description.abstractThis work examines the impact of taste difference between genders for non-pecuniary work characteristics on occupational outcome. This is accomplished by estimating reservation wages for workers across several job categories. Additionally, wage distributions are estimated in the occupations. This allows for the generation of a distribution of workers across jobs. By matching workers with jobs based on only reservation wages and the distribution of wages, the resulting distribution of workers is unaffected by any employer controlled factors. Several sets of results are generated based on different assumptions concerning the amount of information used in matching workers with jobs. Each of these sets of results is then examined for gender segregation and also compared to the segregation observed in the labor market. In general, the results here find some evidence that gender based taste differences matter in the job matching process, but this evidence is modest. Further, there is no evidence to support the hypothesis that these taste difference explain the segregation patterns in the workplace.en_US
dc.format.extentx, 216 leaves :en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/5800
dc.noteAdviser: W. Robert Reed.en_US
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 60-05, Section: A, page: 1694.en_US
dc.subjectWomen Employment.en_US
dc.subjectMen Employment.en_US
dc.subjectSex discrimination in employment.en_US
dc.subjectWomen's Studies.en_US
dc.subjectSociology, Industrial and Labor Relations.en_US
dc.subjectEconomics, Labor.en_US
dc.subjectVocational interests.en_US
dc.subjectSexual division of labor.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineDepartment of Economicsen_US
dc.titleA microeconomic examination of the relationship between occupational gender segregation and taste differences.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::Department of Economics
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI9929553en_US

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