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Author: Zhao, Chen
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1. Zhao, Chen
Essays on Labor and Health Economics
Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Cornell University, 2013
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)
Keyword(s): Benefits, Fringe; Benefits, Insurance; Current Population Survey (CPS) / CPS-Fertility Supplement; Earnings; Gender Differences; Wage Gap

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The second essay asks whether the gender gap in total compensation is smaller than the gender wage gap. One potential explanation for the observed gender wage gap is that men and women value the nonwage aspects of a job differently. I construct two individual level measures of total compensation--one using supplemental CPS data on employer contribution to health insurance premiums and one using the NLSY linked to employer cost data. I find that the observed gender gap resulting from these measures of total compensation is almost identical to the observed gender gap in wages.
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Zhao, Chen. Essays on Labor and Health Economics. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Cornell University, 2013.