The gender wage gap in experimental labor markets

We analyze the gender wage gap in experimental markets. Women receive but do not request significantly lower wages than men. This hurts firms, as women react with low effort. Additionally, women tend to react differently than men to wage levels.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Schwieren, Christiane
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 117.2012, 3, p. 592-595
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Discrimination \| Gender \| Gift exchange \| Experiment

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc ; J71 - Discrimination ; C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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