Panel Estimates of Male and Female Job Turnover Behavior: Can Female Nonquitters Be Identified?

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Journal: Journal of Labor Economics
Year: 1992
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages: 156-81

Authors (2)

Light, Audrey (Ohio State University) Ureta, Manuelita (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using National Longitudinal Survey data, the authors estimate proportional hazard models in order to learn whether it is more difficult for employers to identify female nonquitters than male nonquitters. They find that women may be a higher risk than men in the overall sample because they are more likely to be "movers" for unobserved reasons. When the authors focus on a relatively recent birth cohort, however, they find that it is no longer difficult to identify female nonquitters. Unobserved heterogeneity becomes an insignificant factor among women and virtually all determinants of turnover are observable at the time of hire. Copyright 1992 by University of Chicago Press.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jlabec:v:10:y:1992:i:2:p:156-81
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25