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The Gender Wage Gap : Extent, Trends, and Explanations

Blau, Francine D. - 2016

Using PSID microdata over the 1980-2010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender wage gap, which declined considerably over this period. By 2010, conventional human capital variables taken together explained little of the gender wage gap, while gender...

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Conservative Politicians and Voting on Same-Sex Marriage

Kauder, Bjoern - 2017

We examine whether conservative politicians are less likely to support same-sex marriage when they run for office in … of the majority for the incumbent in the previous election was a strong predictor for supporting same-sex marriage. When … the majority increased by one percentage point, the likelihood of voting in favour of same-sex marriage decreased by …

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Do Employers Discriminate Less if Vacancies are Difficult to Fill? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Baert, Stijn - 2013

We empirically test the relationship between hiring discrimination and labour market tightness at the level of the occupation. To this end, we conduct a correspondence test in the youth labour market. In line with theoretical expectations, we find that, compared to natives, candidates with a...

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Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination : Evidence from a Field Experiment

Bellemare, Charles - 2018

We investigate the determinants and extent of labor market discrimination toward people with physical disabilities using a large scale field experiment. Applications were randomly sent to 1477 private firms advertising open positions. We find that average callback rates of disabled and...

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Size Matters! Body Height and Labor Market Discrimination : A Cross-European Analysis

Cinnirella, Francesco; Winter, Joachim K. - 2021

Taller workers earn on average higher salaries. Recent research has proposed cognitive abilities and social skills as explanations for the height-wage premium. Another possible mechanism, employer discrimination, has found little support. In this paper, we provide some evidence in favor of the...

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The Gender Wage Gap in Developed Countries

Kunze, Astrid - 2017

Despite the increased attachment of women to the labour force in nearly all developed countries, a stubborn gender pay gap remains. This chapter provides a review of the economics literature on the gender wage gap, with an emphasis on developed countries. We begin with an overview of the trends...

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Competition and Gender Prejudice : Are Discriminatory Employers Doomed to Fail?

Weber, Andrea; Zulehner, Christine - 2021

According to Becker's (1957) famous theory on discrimination, entrepreneurs with a strong prejudice against female workers forgo profits by submitting to their tastes. In a competitive market their firms lack efficiency and are therefore forced to leave. We present new empirical evidence for...

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Gender and Competition : Evidence from Academic Promotions in France

Bosquet, Clément; Combes, Pierre-Philippe; … - 2021

Differences in promotion across genders are still prevalent in many occupations. Recent work based on experimental evidence indicates that women participate less in or exert lower effort during contests. We exploit the unique features of the promotion system for French academics to look at...

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Gender Culture and Gender Gap in Employment

Campa, Pamela; Casarico, Alessandra; Profeta, Paola - 2021

This paper analyzes to what extent gender culture affects gender gap in employment. Drawing on Italian data, we measure culture by building two indices: one based on individual attitudes, as done in the existing literature; one based on firms’ attitudes. Firms’ beliefs, which express their...

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The Weight of Inequality : Variation with Industrialization and Wealth

Carson, Scott A. - 2015

When other economic measurements are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI) are now well accepted measures for cumulative and current net nutrition. However, as the ratio of weight to height, BMI is the ratio of current to cumulative net nutrition, therefore, does not fully...

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