Machine generated contents note: ILLUSTRATIONSxi -- PLATSxi -- PREFACExiii -- ABBREVIATIONSxv -- PART I -- HISTORY -- Chapter Page -- I THE EARLY SETTLERS-- II THE FOUNDING OF REISTERSTOWN6 -- III THE FIRST CHURCH AND SCHOOL IN REISTERSTOWN9 -- IV THE REISTER FAMILY13 -- V THE LATER YEARS16 --...

We show that controlling for subject of degree explains a significant part of the male/female gender wage differential amongst graduates. Using data from the labour force surveys of the United Kingdom and Germany, we find similar results in these two countries: subject of degree explains about...

The influence of the working life of women on their number of children has been widely discussed among demographers. Already in 1979, Butz and Ward demonstrated a negative correlation between the fertility and workforce participation of women in the US. Since then many researchers have gathered...

We show that controlling for subject of degree explains a significant part of the male/female gender wage differential amongst graduates. Using data from the labour force surveys of the United Kingdom and Germany, we find similar results in these two countries: subject of degree explains about...