Wilson, Franklin, and Gerald Jaynes Working paper no. 1995-32 Abstract This paper assesses the association of migration (both international and internal) with the employment status and earnings of native whites, blacks, Hispanics and Asians in …
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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, …
Choosing a Measure of Occupational Standing: How Useful are Composite Measures in Analyses of Gender Inequality in Occupational Attainment?
Warren, John, Jennifer T. Sheridan, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 1996-10 Abstract We ask whether and how indexes or scales of occupational socioeconomic standing affect inferences about gender differences in occupational success and occupational …
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 …
The Fulfillment of Career Dreams at Midlife: Does it Matter for Women’s Mental Health?
Carr, Deborah Working paper no. 1996-21 Abstract This paper examines whether a woman’s mental health at midlife is affected by the degree to which her earlier career aspirations have been fulfilled. Based on data for …
Employment During High School: Consequences for Students’ Grades in Reading and Mathematics
Warren, John, Paul LePore, and Robert Mare Working paper no. 1996-23 Abstract In this paper we ask how employment during high school affects students’ grades in mathematics and reading courses. We argue that prior research …
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
Verbal Ability and Socioeconomic Success: A Trend Analysis
Hauser, Robert, and Min-Hsiung Huang Working paper no. 1997-13 Abstract Along with other recent analyses of American social structure, Herrnstein and Murray’s The Bell Curve offers several hypotheses about the increasing centrality of cognitive ability …