women, immigrants, and labor quality

Michael Perelman michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Mon Jul 26 17:38:33 PDT 1999


The standard explanation for lower productivity of women has to do with their accumulation of human capital via work experience. You know, they come and go without complete attachment to the labor force. As a result, their productivity is lower.

This theory was very popular as women's participation was increasing rapidly. After the demographics changed and women, children and minorities were no longer increasing their shares, this theory seemed to be untenable as an explantion.

-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu



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