Faculty Salaries: Is There Discrimination by Sex, Race, and Discipline? Additional Evidence

摘要: In a recent paper in this Review, Nancy Gordon, Thomas Morton, and Ina Braden (G-M-B) presented model of facultv salary determination results an empirical test their model. I present replication study using data from another institution tests alternative models. Faculty differentials can be explained part by differences individuals' characteristics. Jacob Mincer has stated that among individuals stock human capital (for example, level education, years work experience) explains much the variation earnings. College university administrators claim faculty depends on productivity areas teaching, scholarship, service. Differences demand conditions disciplines suggest including department or school factors thought to determine salaries.' There is no consensus economists definition labor market discrimination. G-M-B have implicit discrim;nation contained Their defiritioni discrimination sex differential which unexplained individual characteristics age, seniority, rank, race, discipline due propose different omit rank as one relevant Sex may occur through slower promotion rates for females than males, case itself would reflect 2 had access set institution, comparable data. The two institutions are both large Ph.D. granting universities with similar size. variables studies same. Table 1, Model new alongside results. follows: