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THE RATE OF RETURN TO EDUCATION AND THE GENDER EARNINGS DIFFERENTIAL : A COMPARISON OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPULIC OF IRELAND I am very much indebted to David Card, for limitless advice and support throughout my graduate school career. The research here has benefited in innumerable ways from his many suggestions, as have I. It is hard to imagine a better advisor. I am grateful to the members of my various committees Alan Auerbach, John Quigley, Steve Raphael, Emmanuel Saez, and Eugene Smolensky for reading drafts that were far too long and too unpolished, and for nevertheless finding many errors and omissions | INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction Is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs print bleedthrough substandard margins and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages these will be noted. Also if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials . maps drawings charts are reproduced by sectioning the original beginning at the upper left-hand comer and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps. Photographs included in the original manuscript have been reproduced xerographically in this copy. Higher quality 6 X 9 black and white photographic prints are available for any photographs or illustrations appearing in this copy for an additional charge. Contact UMI directly to order. Bell Howell Information and Learning 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor Ml 48106-1346 USA 800-521-0600 UMÍ THE RATE OF RETURN TO EDUCATION AND THE GENDER EARNINGS DIFFERENTIAL A COMPARISON OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND by Maureen Carron Morris submitted to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences of American University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Chair Rooert Lerman Ph D. Dean of the College Date 2000 American University Washington . 20016 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LBRAMi .