A contextual analysis of the effects of gender and place on workers' incomes

This research uses the 1987 National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth to const ruct a national and Appalachian subsample of workers at the initial stages of their labor force participation and during a national economic recovery. This contextual research examines the impact of education, work effort, ty pe of job, marital status, family size, Appalachian residence, urban or rur al location, unemployment rate, and manufacturing concentration on the inco mes of women and men. The results document the overall depressive effect th at living in Appalachia has on the incomes of both male and female workers.