The Employment Consequences of Comparable Worth Policies
Article Abstract:
Issues concerning wage discrimination against women are discussed, focusing on the economic and employment consequences of mandating equal pay. Topics include the economic costs of increasing wages, the possibility that increased wages will bring increased employment, and the use of economic models in New South Wales to predict the economy in the long run can manage pay equity reforms.
Publication Name: Australian Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0004-9018
Year: 1999
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Labour Market Consequences of a Comparable Worth Policy
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Issues concerning labor markets and a comparable worth wage policy are presented. Topics include the history of wage discrimination against women, the dynamics of labor supply and demand, earnings allocation, and the relationship between education and wages.
Publication Name: Australian Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0004-9018
Year: 1999
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