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A Comparison Of Male-Female Hazard Rates Of Young Workers, 1968-1971, John Donohue
A Comparison Of Male-Female Hazard Rates Of Young Workers, 1968-1971, John Donohue
John Donohue
The perception that women have higher turnover rates than men is widespread. A recent study has argued, with a touch of sarcasm, that "[p]opular stereotypes, which economists refer to as 'stylized facts, I portray women as relatively poor bets as workers because they have ... higher quit rates than males. 1I Waite and Berryman [1985: 61]. Indeed, in a recent article on occupational segregation, Goldin takes this IIfact ll as the premise for her model, although in support of this position she cites only a 1920 study. Goldin [1985]. While this may well be adequate for Goldin's historical analysis, a …
Hazard Rates Of Young Male And Female Workers--Recent Developments (Working Paper #51), John Donohue
Hazard Rates Of Young Male And Female Workers--Recent Developments (Working Paper #51), John Donohue
John Donohue
This paper will explore whether this tenure differential has persisted after a decade in which the commitment of women to the paid workforce increased substantially. To answer this question, I began by examining the first full-time job for "recent school leavers" from the National Longitudinal Studies youth cohort over the four year period from 1979-1982.2 Tables 1 and 2 present summary statistics for the resulting male and female samples, in which full-time jobs are defined as having a usual workweek of 20 or more hours. The number of male and female workers included in the sample are quite close: 2305 …