This paper compares the occupational distributions in 1990 and 2000 of adult white men and women for American Jews and … non-Jews, after adjusting for the changes in occupational classifications. The data are from the microdata files from the … National Jewish Population Surveys (1990, 2000/01) and the 1990 and 2000 Censuses of Population. Among both men and women …

, we examine the efficacy of vocational education in raising the wage levels of four such groups: recent immigrants, Jews … of Eastern origin, Israeli Arabs and females. The results are mixed, differing from group to group, thus justifying our …

Jews born in the United States. Soviet Jewish immigrants to the United States since 1965 appear to have made a very …

and women, compared to non-Jews, with additional analyses of earnings, self-employment, and wealth. The Jews in Colonial … of most contemporary American Jews. Starting in operative, craft and laborer jobs in small scale manufacturing or in … compared to 20 percent of white non-Jewish men were in professional occupations. Among working women in 2000, 51 percent of the …

similar to the patterns found among Jews born in the United States. Soviet Jewish immigrants appear to have made a very …

variables have similar effects for Jews and the general population. Jewish day schooling as a youth enhances earnings. Earnings … vary by denomination, with Conservative Jews earning the most. The effect on earnings of religiosity (measured by synagogue …

with it higher income, independence and bargaining power. Yet a decrease in women's subjective well-being over previous … decades has been documented, perhaps due to a Second Shift effect where women work more but still bear the brunt of housework … men and women, but different effects on satisfaction with work-life balance. This suggests that fathers' life satisfaction …