Gender wage and employment gaps are negatively correlated across countries. We argue that non-random selection of women …, all countries in which gender employment gaps are high. In particular, correction for employment selection explains more … than a half of the observed correlation between wage and employment gaps. -- median gender gaps ; sample selection ; wage …

explores the sectoral reallocation of labour by gender. In Bulgaria, men and women started the transition on an almost equal … gender differences in the labour market. We find that household characteristics, rather than alternative explanations such as … differences in individual characteristics or pure gender discrimination, better explain the observed gender differences in labour …

This paper establishes the presence of a substantial gender gap in the relationship between state legislature service … and the subsequent pursuit of a Congressional career. The empirical approach uses a sample of mixed-gender elections to … legislature seats. This gender gap in advancing to Congress among state legislators is not generated by gender differences in …

This paper estimates gender differences in life-cycle impacts across multiple domains of an influential enriched early … impacts of the program on promoting or alleviating population differences in outcomes by gender. For many outcomes, boys … phenomenon is not found for girls. We investigate the sources of the gender differentials in impacts. …

(CPFL) on women's employment, earnings, and childbearing. A regression-discontinuity design exploits the sharp increase in … the weeks of paid leave available under the law. We find no evidence that CPFL increased employment, boosted earnings, or … encouraged childbearing, suggesting that CPFL had little effect on the gender pay gap or child penalty. For first-time mothers …

This paper considers the role of gender in the promotion process and the impact of promotion on wages and wage growth … negative, and not just for females. -- mid-career ; early career ; promotion ; wages ; wage growth ; gender ; unionism ; public …

This study examines the gender wage gap between male and female workers in the US using a cross-section from the … Current Population Survey (CPS) It shows that the extent of gender segregation by both industry and occupation is …-comparability between male and female employment. To address these problems the study uses a matching approach, which we also extend to a …

In the US labor market the average black worker is exposed to a lower employment rate and earns a lower wage compared … the distribution of workers' skill. In particular, they argue that black-white wage and employment gaps are smaller for … prejudice is quantitatively more important than skill differences to explain wage and employment gaps. In the final section of …

This paper makes three contributions to the existing literature. First, it provides descriptive evidence on gender … differentials by education level in the US labor market over the last twenty years. Second, it uses the structural estimation of a … search model of the labor market to identify and quantify the impact of employers' prejudice on labor market gender …

factors in income differences - race and gender - that contribute to income inequality within the population of blacks and … inequality associated with gender exceeds greatly that of race. While gender income inequality falls over time, income inequality …