2007
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1024470
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Why Do Women's Wages Increase So Slowly Throughout Their Career? A Dynamic Model of Statistical Discrimination

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to explain the growing wage differentials between men and women during their working careers. We provide a dynamic model of statistical discrimination, which integrates specific human capital decisions: on-the-job training investment and wages are endogenously determined. We reveal a small wage differential at the beginning of women's career, followed by a larger wage differential; this is partly due to a lower level of human capital investment by women and partly because firms smooth … Show more

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