Go to the Census Bureau Historical Income Web site ( http://www.census.gov/hhes/ www/income/histinc/histinctb.html ) . Under the Current

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Go to the Census Bureau Historical Income Web site ( http://www.census.gov/hhes/

www/income/histinc/histinctb.html ) . Under the Current Population Survey heading, click on “People.” Then click on “Women’s Earnings as a Percentage of Men’s Earnings by Race and Hispanic Origin.” This will retrieve a historical series of the female/male median earnings ratio.

What are the earnings ratios for 1979, 1995, and the most recent year shown?

What was the change in the ratio between 1979 and 1995? What might explain this change? What is the change in the ratio between 1995 and the most recent year?

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Contemporary Labor Economics

ISBN: 9780073375953

9th Edition

Authors: Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, David Macpherson

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