Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Publication Title
Economics and Philosophy
Volume
32
Issue
3
First Page
435
Last Page
461
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266267115000383
Abstract
Should people who perform equal work receive equal pay? Most would say ‘yes’, at least insofar as this question is understood to be asking whether employers should be permitted to discriminate against employees on the basis of race or sex. But suppose the employees belong to all of the same traditionally protected groups. Is (what I call) nondiscriminatory unequal pay for equal work wrong? Drawing an analogy with price discrimination, I argue that it is not intrinsically wrong, but it can be deceptive, in which case it is wrong.
Recommended Citation
Moriarty, Jeffrey, 2016. Is 'Equal Pay for Equal Work' Merely a Principle of Nondiscrimination?, Economics and Philosophy.
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