Language and (the Estimates of) the Gender Wage Gap

In this paper we link the estimates of the gender wage gap with the gender sensitivity of the language spoken in a given country. We find that nations with more gender neutral languages tend to be characterized by lower estimates of GWG. The results are robust to a number of sensitivity checks.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Goraus, Karolina ; Siwińska, Joanna ; Tyrowicz, Joanna ; Velde, Lucas van der
Institutions:	Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych, Uniwersytet Warszawski
Subject:	gender wage gap \| language neutrality \| meta-analysis

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 2014-21 15 pages
Classification:	C29 - Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models. Other ; J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc ; J71 - Discrimination ; Z10 - Cultural Economics. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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