This paper is a regression study that quantifies the effect of various factors on the earnings of men and women. The validity of such a study depends on the proper specification of the model and the accurate measurement of the variables. Many interesting and useful studies have been published but analysts continue to attempt to improve the model and improve the measurement of variables.
Our paper is based on a relatively new data set that was designed to provide improved measures of education and experience, variables that are assumed to have a critical relationship to earnings.