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Gender wage differences in West Germany: a cohort analysis

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Wunderlich, Gaby - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2000

A comprehensive descriptive analysis of gender wage differences over a long time period is missing for West Germany … well as life-cycle and birth cohort effects, we go beyond conventional decomposition techniques of the average gender wage … gap. The paper provides some stylized facts of the level and dynamics of the gender wage gap from 1975 - 1995. The …

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The changing life cycle pattern in female employment: a comparison of Germany and the UK

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Wunderlich, Gaby - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2002

It is often noted that employment rates of females have been rising during the last decades. However, in contrast to men, women are often part-time employed and the allocation of working time over the life-cycle is linked to family formation. In addition, employment rates may differ across skill...

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Earnings of Men and Women in Firms with a Female Dominated Workforce: What Drives the Impact of Sex Segregation on Wages?

Heinze, Anja - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009

This study analyzes the relationship between the segregation of women across establishments and the salaries paid to men and women. My aim is to separate the impact the proportion of women working within an establishment has upon individual wages. For this purpose hypotheses are formulated as to...

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The changing gender gap across the wage distribution in the UK

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Wunderlich, Gaby - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2001

This paper contributes descriptive evidence on the development of the gender wage gap for different skill groups and …

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The gender gap in labor market participation and employment: a cohort analysis for West Germany

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Schnabel, Reinhold; Wunderlich, Gaby - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2001

of males have declined or remained stable. Nevertheless, differences in aggregate gender specific participation rates … birth cohort membership. The estimation results allow for the construction and comparison of gender and skill specific life … over time, the results confirm a persistent gender gap in the pattern of labor market participation and employment over the …

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Women on the board and executive duration: Evidence for European listed firms

Buchwald, Achim; Hottenrott, Hanna - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2015

diversity suggests positive effects of gender diverse boards on corporate governance and even firm performance. The mechanism …

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Gender differences in business success of German start-up firms

Gottschalk, Sandra; Niefert, Michaela - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011

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Wage discrimination and occupational segregation of foreign male workers in Germany

Velling, Johannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1995

We analyze wage discrimination against foreign male workers in Germany with respect to different nationality groups and focused on its interaction with occupational segregation. We found evidence of strong occupational segregation, which we mainly attribute to institutional factors but also to...

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How acid are lemons? Adverse selection and signalling for skilled labour market entrants

Wagner, Robert; Zwick, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012

This paper jointly analyses the consequences of adverse selection and signalling on entry wages of skilled employees. It uses German linked employer employee panel data (LIAB) and introduces a measure for relative productivity of skilled job applicants based on apprenticeship wages. It shows...

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Fixing the leak: unemployment incidence before and after the 2006 reform of unemployment benefits in Germany

Dlugosz, Stephan; Stephan, Gesine; Wilke, Ralf A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009

From 2002-2004, the German government passed several laws that curtailed the generosity of the unemployment compensation system. One of the most ambitious changes was a considerable reduction in unemployment benefit entitlement lengths for older unemployed, which was effective during 2006 and...

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