Agricultural Graduate Earnings: The Impacts of College, Career, and Gender

Survey data were used to identify determinants of starting and current salaries of agricultural graduates from Kansas State University from 1976–97. Salaries were significantly influenced by major field, advanced degrees, job location, gender and family variables, motivation for accepting a job, and...

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Published in:American journal of agricultural economics 1999-11, Vol.81 (4), p.785-800
Main Authors: Barkley, Andrew P., Sylvius, Cynthia K., Stock, Wendy A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic disciplines
Agricultural economics
Agriculture
Careers
Child care
college of agriculture
Colleges & universities
Decomposition
determinants of earnings
Earnings
Economic inequality
Economic models
Education
Employment
Equal pay
Extracurricular activities
Females
Gender differentiation
Gender discrimination
gender earnings gap
Gender pay gap
Graduates
Higher education
Income distribution
Income inequality
J240
J310
Job hunting
Kansas
Labor market
labor markets
Males
Marital status
Married status
Men
Oaxaca decomposition
Returns to education
Salary
U.S.A
Wage differential
Wages & salaries
Women
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Summary:Survey data were used to identify determinants of starting and current salaries of agricultural graduates from Kansas State University from 1976–97. Salaries were significantly influenced by major field, advanced degrees, job location, gender and family variables, motivation for accepting a job, and job mobility. Salary structures were estimated separately for male and female alumni. Women earned less than men, after controlling for observed differences between the two groups. Decomposition of the salary differential revealed that gender salary differences were primarily due to differences between sexes in starting salaries, field of study, job experience, and higher returns to married men.
ISSN:0002-9092
1467-8276
DOI:10.2307/1244324