Volume 20, Number 2 (Spring) 1985
Johnson, William G., and James Lambrinos. 1985. "Wage Discrimination Against Handicapped Men and Women." Journal of Human Resources 20(2):264-277.
The extent of discrimination against handicapped men and women is estimated in this paper. Observed wage differentials are corrected for selectivity bias. The results indicate that almost one-third of the wage differential for men and close to one-half for women can be attributed to discrimination. Interestingly, handicapped women are also subjected to sex discrimination.
Johnson is affiliated with the Department of Economics and the Health
Studies Program, Syracuse University. Lambrinos is affiliated with the Program
in Health Systems Administration, Institute of Administration and Management,
Union College.
Helpful comments on an earlier version of this paper were
provided by Philip Borba, Mark Killingsworth, Sharon Smith, and John D. Worrall,
Jr. The suggestions of two referees are also gratefully acknowledged. Nelson
Pardee, Carole Miller, and Tod Porter created the computer programs used in this
analysis. Barbara Cico and Virginia Rapant provided clerical assistance. The
support of the Health Studies Program, Syracuse University, and the Subcouncil
on Research and Grants at Union College made the research possible.
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