The Implementation Process of Comparable Worth: Winners and Losers.

S-Tier
Journal: Journal of Political Economy
Year: 1990
Volume: 98
Issue: 1
Pages: 134-52

Authors (2)

Orazem, Peter F (Iowa State University) Mattila, J Peter (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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

Abstract

This paper provides a unique opportunity to observe how a public policy affected the earnings of various interest groups at different stages of implementation. Specifically, the authors examine how the earnings of women, union members, and supervisory and professional staff were affected by various proposed and implemented comparable-worth pay plans in Iowa. They find that large relative gains to women in the original proposed plans were reduced as the process evolved. As a result, some of the original gains to women were redistributed to union members, supervisors, and professionals. Copyright 1990 by University of Chicago Press.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jpolec:v:98:y:1990:i:1:p:134-52
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26