The author uses data from annual wage surveys conducted in 1994 and 1995 by Medical Economics Research Group to study differences in pay and productivity between male and female veterinarians in the wage-salary sector. The gender gap in average earnings was 15%. When controls for various...

I utilize a new data set on veterinarians to study differences in pay and productivity between men and women in the wage-salary sector. The gender gap in average earnings is 15 percent. After controlling for various observable characteristics, the earnings gap narrows to 10 percent, based on the...