An Index Number Approach to the Measurement of Wage Differentials by Sex

Mattila, J. Peter; Orazem, Peter; Yu, Ruoh Chiann

Journal of Human Resources (Winter 1990): 125-136.

Discusses an index number approach in measuring the earnings differential between men and women. Time paths of earnings differentials in individual occupations; Methodology for creating an aggregate index of wage differentials from occupational level data; Rate of wage gap between men and women as of 1986.