This study uses hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to analyze the effect of human capital, structural characteristics of the discipline, and disciplinary labor market conditions on faculty salaries. Faculty in disciplines characterized by relatively low demand, high teaching loads, and low amounts of research funding earn less than do faculty in other disciplines. Additionally, even after controlling for an array of individual and disciplinary characteristics, women faculty members earn less than their male peers.
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This research was supported by a grant from the Association for Institutional Research, the National Center for Education Statistics, and the National Science Foundation under the Association for Institutional Research 2005 Improving Institutional Research in Post-secondary Educational Institutions Grant Program.
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Umbach, P.D. Gender equity in the academic labor market: an analysis of academic disciplines. Res High Educ 48, 169–192 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-006-9043-2
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