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Do psychosocial traits help explain gender segregation in young people's occupations?

Antecol, Heather; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - In: Labour Economics 21 (2013) C, pp. 59-73

This paper investigates the role of psychosocial traits in the occupational segregation of young workers entering the U.S. labor market. We find entry into male-dominated fields of study and male-dominated occupations are both related to the extent to which individuals have “masculine”...

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Getting Ahead: The Determinants of and Payoffs to Internal Promotion for Young U.S. Men and Women

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - 2001

into differences in subsequent wage growth? To what extent does the promotions gap contribute to the gender wage gap? In …. Furthermore, the share of overall wage growth attributable to promotion is much larger for women than for men reflecting a …

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Noncognitive skills, occupational attainment, and relative wages

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Tan, Michelle - 2009

This paper examines whether men's and women's noncognitive skills influence their occupational attainment and, if so, whether this contributes to the disparity in their relative wages. We find that noncognitive skills have a substantial effect on the probability of employment in many, though not...

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Do non-cognitive skills help explain the occupational segregation of young people?

Antecol, Heather; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - 2010

This paper investigates the role of non-cognitive skills in the occupational segregation of young workers entering the US labor market. We find entry into male-dominated fields of study and male-dominated occupations are both related to the extent to which individuals believe they are...

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Getting Ahead: The Determinants of and Payoffs to Internal Promotion for Young U.S. Men and Women

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

into differences in subsequent wage growth? To what extent does the promotions gap contribute to the gender wage gap? In … men. Furthermore, the share of overall wage growth attributable to promotion is much larger for women than for men …

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Do Non-Cognitive Skills Help Explain the Occupational Segregation of Young People?

Antecol, Heather; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper investigates the role of non-cognitive skills in the occupational segregation of young workers entering the U.S. labor market. We find entry into male-dominated fields of study and male-dominated occupations are both related to the extent to which individuals believe they are...

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