Author : National Research Council
Release : 1985-02-01
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 341/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Comparable Worth by : National Research Council
Download or read book Comparable Worth written by National Research Council. This book was released on 1985-02-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparable worthâ€"equal pay for jobs of equal valueâ€"has been called the civil rights issue of the 1980s. This volume consists of a committee report that sets forth an agenda of much-needed research on this issue, supported by six papers contributed by eminent social scientists. The research agenda presented is structured around two general themes: (1) occupational wage differentials and discrimination and (2) wage adjustment strategies and their impact. The papers deal with a wide range of topics, including job evaluation, social judgment biases in comparable worth analysis, the economics of comparable worth, and prospects for pay equity.