Abstract:
This study re-examines how variations in market power
across industries affect the relative number of females and
males hired in a given occupation. The study builds upon
similar work done by Sharon Oster (1975) to examine the female
to male wage differences. Both market power and human capital
factors such as education are considered as possible sources
of the male/female differentials. The findings show market
power in both output and input markets to be a significant
factor in most of the occupations analyzed. Educational
attainment of females to males is also a significant
determinant of the male/female wage and employment
differentials across occupations.
