Julie L. Hotchkiss and M. Melinda Pitts
Working Paper 2007-1
February 2007
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JEL classification: J31, J22
Key words: gender wage differentials, Oaxaca decomposition, intermittent labor supply, time allocation
The authors gratefully acknowledge the research assistance of M. Laurel Graefe and Navnita Sarma. They also thank Angela Dills for helpful comments. The views expressed here are the authors’ and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta or the Federal Reserve System. Any remaining errors are the authors’ responsibility.
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