Is Discriminatory Monopsony by Sex a Viable Model?

Abstract

The paper provides a critical literature review, discussing of the merits of the discriminatory monopsony model vis-a-vis Becker's taste-for-discrimination model, in explaining wage differentials by sex. It concludes that the discriminatory monopsony model is more useful in explaining wage differentials by sex, than it is currently suggested in the literature. (171, 131, 116),