Sweeney, Megan Working paper no. 1995-08 Abstract This analysis of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study tests the ability of women’s economic independence to explain the propensity to remarry. More broadly, it examines the effects of men’s …
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Does Poverty in Adolescence Affect the Life Chances of High School Graduates
Hauser, Robert, and Megan Sweeney Working paper no. 1995-22
An Empirical Analysis of AFDC Exits, Employment, and State-Level Minimum Wages
Brandon, Peter Working paper no. 1995-24 Abstract As the effects of minimum wages on welfare exits and employment of welfare mothers is unknown, this study examined those effects using data from the Survey of Income …
Parental Benefits, Employment and Fertility Dynamics
Walker, James Working paper no. 1995-25 Abstract This paper investigates the effect of parental benefits on the timing and spacing of births and on employment dynamics of Swedish women. Using microdata on wages and incomes, …
Socioeconomic Indexes for Occupations: A Review, Update, and Critique
Hauser, Robert, and John Warren Working paper no. 1996-01 Abstract Following a review of the history and sources of socioeconomic indexes for occupations, we estimate a new set of indexes for 1990 Census occupation lines, …
Occupational Status, Education, and Social Mobility in the Meritocracy
Hauser, Robert, John Warren, Min-Hsiung Huang, and Wendy Y. Carter Working paper no. 1996-18 Abstract Following a brief review of the concept of occupational status, we review trends in occupational standing, using data from the …
Socioeconomic Status Differences in Hormone Therapy: Prevention or Patriarchy?
Marks, Nadine F., and Diane S. Shinberg Working paper no. 1997-02 Abstract The relative benefits and hazards of noncontraceptive hormone therapy (HT) for aging women remain a controversial medical and social issue. This study examined …
The Effects of the Determinants of Women’s Movement into and out of Male-dominated Occupations on Occupational Sex Segregation
Sheridan, Jennifer T. Working paper no. 1997-07 Abstract Though occupational sex segregation has decreased over the last twenty-five years, it is still a major social concern primarily because of the role it plays in perpetuating …
Spatial Differences in Wage and Non-Wage Female Labor Force Participation in Mexico
Fussell, M. Elizabeth, and René Zenteno Working paper no. 1997-11 Abstract In this paper we examine variation between Mexican cities in women’s labor force participation, differentiating between wage and non-wage work. In the past decade …
Who Works in Tijuana’s Maquiladoras?: A Labor Market Analysis
Fussell, M. Elizabeth Working paper no. 1997-11