Compensating Differentials for Sexual Harassment
利用美国平等就业机会委员会的性骚扰投诉数据,首次测算了不同行业、年龄和性别的性骚扰风险,发现女性面临更高风险,且工人因暴露于性骚扰风险而获得补偿性工资溢价。
Workplace sexual harassment is illegal, but many workers report that they have been sexually harassed. Exposure to the risk of sexual harassment may decrease productivity, which would reduce wages. Alternatively, workers may receive a compensating differential for exposure to sexual harassment, which would increase wages. Data on claims of sexual harassment filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are used to calculate the first measures of sexual harassment risks by industry, age group, and sex. Female workers face far higher sexual harassment risks. On balance, workers receive a compensating wage differential for exposure to the risk of sexual harassment.