Class Year
2023
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2023
Department 1
Economics
Department 2
Public Policy
Abstract
This research examines the phenomenon of care occupations paying less than other occupations with similar levels of human capital investment. The paper evaluates the high concentration of women, especially Black women, the resulting wage penalties, social closure theory, temporal flexibility, and positive externalities as possible explanations for this problem. Potential solutions like raising the minimum wage and subsidizing education for care workers are also addressed.
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Recommended Citation
Dayton, Allison B., "More Care and Less Pay: The Phenomenon of Low Wages Among Care Occupations" (2023). Student Publications. 1072.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/1072
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Economic Policy Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons, Women's Studies Commons
Comments
Written for ECON 252: Gender Issues in Economics.