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Gender Gaps and the Rise of the Service Economy

Ngai, L. Rachel; Petrongolo, Barbara - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013

This paper explains the narrowing of gender gaps in wages and market hours in recent decades by the growth of the service economy. We propose a model with three sectors: goods, services and home production. Women have a comparative advantage in the production of services in the market and at...

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Gender Gaps and the Rise of the Service Economy

Ngai, Liwa Rachel; Petrongolo, Barbara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This paper investigates the role of the rise of services in the narrowing of gender gaps in hours and wages in recent decades. We document the between-industry component of the rise in female work for the U.S., and propose a model economy with goods, services and home production, in which women...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084618

Gender Segregation in Employment Contracts

Petrongolo, Barbara - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2004

This paper presents evidence on gender segregation in employment contracts in 15 EUcountries, using micro data from the ECHPS. Women are over-represented in part-time jobsin all countries considered, but while in northern Europe such allocation roughly reflectswomen¿s preferences and their need...

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Worktime Regulations and Spousal Labor Supply

Goux, Dominique; Maurin, Eric; Petrongolo, Barbara - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2011

earnings. While wives of treated men do not seem to adjust their working time at either the intensive or extensive margins … with employers or changes in earnings, but involved instead a reduction in (unpaid) work involvement, whether within a … shown to have no detrimental impact on men's (current) earnings. The estimated cross-hour effects are consistent with the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364333

Gender Segregation in Employment Contracts

Petrongolo, Barbara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper presents evidence on gender segregation in employment contracts in 15 EU countries, using micro data from the ECHPS. Women are over-represented in part-time jobs in all countries considered, but while in northern Europe such allocation roughly reflects women’s preferences and their...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789141

Worktime regulations and spousal labor supply

Goux, Dominique; Maurin, Eric; Petrongolo, Barbara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

earnings. While wives of treated men do not seem to adjust their working time at either the intensive or extensive margins … with employers or changes in earnings, but involved instead a reduction in (unpaid) work involvement, whether within a … shown to have no detrimental impact on men’s (current) earnings. The estimated cross-hour effects are consistent with the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371479

Unequal Pay or Unequal employment? A Cross-Country Analysis of Gender Gaps

Olivetti, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2005

There is evidence of a negative cross-country correlation between gender wage and employment gaps. We argue that non-random selection of women into work explains an important part of such correlation and thus of the observed variation in wage gaps. The idea is that, if women who are employed...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017013

The Part-Time Pay Penalty

Manning, Alan; Petrongolo, Barbara - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2005

In 2003, women working part-time in the UK earned, on average, 22% less than women working full-time. Compared to women who work FT, PT women are more likely to have low levels of education, to be in a couple, to have young and numerous children, to work in small establishments in distribution,...

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Gender Gaps across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure

Olivetti, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

The gender wage gap varies widely across countries and across skill groups within countries. Interestingly, there is a positive cross-country correlation between the unskilled-to-skilled gender wage gap and the corresponding gap in hours worked. Based on a canonical supply and demand framework,...

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Gender and the Labor Market: What Have We Learned from Field and Lab Experiments?

Azmat, Ghazala; Petrongolo, Barbara - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014

We discuss the contribution of the experimental literature to the understanding of both traditional and previously unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new findings on gender discrimination, and while they have...

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