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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics: Vol. 2 No. 3 (July 2010)
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Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors
Article Citation
Bertrand, Marianne,
Claudia Goldin, and
Lawrence F. Katz. 2010. "Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors."
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics,
2(3): 228-55.
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.228
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.228
Abstract
The careers of MBAs from a top US business school are studied to understand how career dynamics differ by gender. Although male and female MBAs have nearly identical earnings at the outset of their careers, their earnings soon diverge, with the male earnings advantage reaching almost 60 log points a decade after MBA completion. Three proximate factors account for the large and rising gender gap in earnings: differences in training prior to MBA graduation, differences in career interruptions, and differences in weekly hours. The
greater career discontinuity and shorter work hours for female MBAs
are largely associated with motherhood. (JEL J16, J22, J31, J44)
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Authors
Bertrand, Marianne (U Chicago and IZA)
Goldin, Claudia (Harvard U)
Katz, Lawrence F. (Harvard U)
Goldin, Claudia (Harvard U)
Katz, Lawrence F. (Harvard U)
JEL Classifications
J16: Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
J22: Time Allocation and Labor Supply
J31: Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J44: Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
J22: Time Allocation and Labor Supply
J31: Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J44: Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
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Posted By: Michelle DeBlasi (American Economic Association)
Date: 2010-08-17 14:16:48
The paper "Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors," by Marianne Bertrand, Claudia Goldin, and Bernard Katz, which was published in the July 2010 issue of Applied Economics, was recently cited in The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/business/economy/04leonhardt.html?_r=1&emc=eta1