The Impact of Comparable Worth on Public Sector Labor Demand, Vacancies, Applications and Turnover

至少在下列国家实施了可比价值的薪资计划： 七个州的政府工作人员，并正在考虑在 其他几个国家。 虽然有一些描述性的 为帮助各国决定是否采用 立法，很少或根本没有经验的工作已经做了 可比价值对营业额、职位空缺、 应用程序和工资率。 本研究的目的是分析 在州政府就业方面具有可比价值的立法。 以1980-1989年期间的爱荷华州为重点， 每年的工资磁带和国家表格的工作类将是 补充政府部门的预算信息 确定就业立法的后果， 州政府中女性和男性的申请和更替 工人 新员工、离职和工作调动将 按性别、工作和部门进行检查。 趋势，特别是 性别和职业的关系，将进行分析和特别 将关注政治和经济力量如何 修改薪酬建议的执行情况。 评估可比价值的影响非常重要 关于妇女就业和工作中性别区分的法律。 不 只有这样的研究才能让国家做出更好的决定， 关于可比价值的立法，但也应该 深入了解工资在帮助公众 各机构征聘和留住一般雇员和女性雇员的情况 尤其是员工。 许多批评的可比 价值取决于它将对整个世界产生的影响。 就业和绝对就业水平。 本研究 提供了一个机会来评估这一有效性， 批评 它还允许研究实际影响， 在引人注目公共政策竞技场中执行法律。

Comparable worth pay plans have been implemented in at least seven states for government workers and are being considered in several other states. While there have been a few descriptive studies conducted in order to help states decide whether to adopt the legislation, little or no empirical work has been done on the impact of comparable worth on turnover, job vacancies, applications, and wage rates. The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of comparable worth legislation on employment in state government. Focusing on Iowa during the period from 1980-1989, data from annual payroll tapes and state tabulations by job class will be supplemented with budget information by subdivision of government to determine the consequences of the legislation on employment, applications, and turnover of female and male state government workers. New hire, separations, and job transfers will be examined by sex, job, and division. Trends, particularly in relation to gender and occupation, will be analyzed and special attention will be paid to how political and economic forces modify the implementation of pay proposals. It is very important to assess the impact of comparable worth laws on female employment and sex segmentation among jobs. Not only will this research enable states to make better decisions concerning comparable worth legislation, but also it should provide insights into the role which wages play in helping public agencies recruit and retain employees in general and female employees in particular. Much of the criticism of comparable worth rests on claims about the effects it will have on total employment and the absolute level of employment. This study presents an opportunity to evaluate the validity of this criticism. It also permits studying the actual impact and implementation of law in a compelling arena of public policy.