The aim of this paper is to explain the growing wage differentials between men and women during their working careers. We provide a dynamic model of statistical discrimination, which integrates specific human capital decisions: on-the-job training investment and wages are endogenously...

In this paper we present a simple model of labor supply that is cast within the framework of an extended family. The model emphasizes a Ricardian division of labor whereby the specialization is solely driven by marginal productivity and value of time differentials. The empirical implications of...