PAY DIFFERENTIALS AS A FUNCTION OF RATERS-SEX, MONEY-ETHIC, AND JOB-INCUMBENTS-SEX - A TEST OF THE MATTHEW-EFFECT

A hypothetical organization chart was adopted to examine the relative worth of five positions and pay differentials as a function of rater's sex, Money Ethic endorsement, and job incumbent's sex. Results show t hat job incumbent's sex has no impact on pay allocations in the presen t study. Significant two-way interaction effects between subject's sex and Money Ethic endorsement were found. Further analyses showed that men with high Money Ethic endorsement allocated significantly more mon ey to the highest position and significantly less money to the lowest positions than did those with low Money Ethic endorsement. However, wo men's allocations of money were not affected by their endorsement of t he Money Ethic, Thus, men's allocation of position worth supports the Matthew Effect.