TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gustman,Alan L.
AU  - Steinmeier,Thomas L.
TI  - Wages, Employment, Training and Job Attachment in Low Wage Labor Marketsfor Women
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 2037
PY  - 1986
Y2  - October 1986
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w2037
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w2037.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Alan L. Gustman
Department of Economics
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH  03755-3514
Tel: 603/646-2641
Fax: 603/646-2122
E-Mail: ALAN.L.GUSTMAN@DARTMOUTH.EDU
AB  - This paper analyzes economic behavior and the effects of training and income support policies in the low wage labor market for women. The opportunity set takes account of nonlinearities and discontinuities associated with career interruption, part-time work, and government programs. There are two sectors! one which rewards training and individual ability, the other which does not and offers only the minimum wage. Effects of policies are found to vary importantly among heterogeneous groups of women according to ability and taste for children and household work. Some preliminary empirical evidence is presented to narrow the choice of specification.
ER  -