What the Common Economic Arguments against Comparable Worth Are Worth.

Bergmann, Barbara R.

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Publication Date: 1989

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What the Common Economic Arguments against Comparable Worth Are Worth.

Bergmann, Barbara R.

Journal of Social Issues, v45 n4 p67-80 1989

Reviews economists' views about how the economy works, from which conclusions opposing comparable worth are drawn. Discusses factors that have been omitted from economists' views--social and psychological factors that affect behavior in the workplace, permit and encourage discrimination, and have an effect on the distribution of jobs and wages. (Author/JS)

Descriptors: Comparable Worth, Economic Factors, Employed Women, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Free Enterprise System, Labor Market, Salary Wage Differentials, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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