Tag: wage inequality

29 Sep 2008

Male-Female Wage Gap Examined Through Transgender Pay Differentials

Tyler Cowen writes:

Labor market outcomes for transgendered individuals
Yes economists study this too:
We use the workplace experiences of transgender people – individuals who change their gender typically with hormone therapy and surgery – to provide new insights into the long-standing question of what role gender plays in shaping workplace outcomes. Using an original survey of male-to-female [...]

14 Dec 2007

Partisan Politics and Inequality

As I’ve said, I don’t really like getting involved in partisan politics. But this is interesting. A note for further reading.

Bush boom bah
You know you’re a serious wonk when you wait eagerly each year for the arrival of the CBO’s “Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates.” But it’s much more than a tax report — it’s [...]