Publication Date
8-1992
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Daniel Myers, John Wassom, Thomas Wisley
Degree Program
Department of Economics
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Abstract
This thesis examines wage differentials between male and female faculty salaries at Western Kentucky University. A human capital model of salary determination is examined by using regression analysis on relevant personal and job characteristics of faculty members. A large portion of the wage gap between men and women is explained through differences in the personal and job characteristics. A portion of the wage gap remains unexplained, however, the probability of discrimination playing a substantial role in salary is very small.
Disciplines
Benefits and Compensation | Economics | Education | Educational Administration and Supervision | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Gender and Sexuality | Higher Education Administration | Human Resources Management | Industrial Organization | Labor Economics | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology | Women's Studies | Work, Economy and Organizations
Recommended Citation
Vesey, Reed, "Does Sex Discrimination Exist in Faculty Salaries at Western Kentucky University? An Empirical Examination of the Wage Gap" (1992). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 1841.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1841
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Benefits and Compensation Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Industrial Organization Commons, Labor Economics Commons, Women's Studies Commons, Work, Economy and Organizations Commons