We review research on the dynamics and distribution of individual earnings and family income. We start with univariate … earnings models, which dominate the literature and are often used as the exogenous component of family income in structural … model. We then turn to models of individual earnings that are based on wages, employment, job mobility, and hours. These …

We assess the role of information gaps in understanding gender differences in negotiation behavior by conducting a …. Prior to starting their job search, treated students were provided with objective information about the gender gap in … information. Further, we find some evidence that gender-specific treatment spillovers likely contribute to the smaller average …

Using linked employer-employee data from Brazil, we document a large gender pay gap due to women working at lower … suggests that amenities are important for both men and women, that compensating differentials explain half of the gender pay … gap, and that there are significant output and welfare gains from eliminating gender differences. However, equal …

This paper studies the interaction between the decrease in the gender pay gap and the stagnation in the careers of … gender pay gap. The whole decline in the gap originates from (i) newer worker cohorts who enter the labor market with smaller …-than-average gender pay gaps and (ii) older worker cohorts who exit with higher-than-average gender pay gaps. As predicted by the model …

per year. In the decades since, the rate of gender wage convergence has stalled to less than one-third of its previous … value. An outstanding puzzle in economics is "why did gender wage convergence in the US stall?" Using an event study design … explain 94% of the reduction in the rate of gender wage convergence that is unaccounted for after controlling for changes in …

state and federal minimum wage policies on gender, race, and ethnic inequality throughout the wage distribution, focusing on … have opted for steep minimum wage hikes, which we find have especially improved Hispanics' relative wages, both because … they continue to earn low wages and because they reside disproportionately in those states. Finally, we make predictions …

apply our methods to examine gender differences in preference for winner-take-all compensation schemes. We find that what … has commonly been attributed to a gender difference in preference for performing in a competition is instead explained by …

together these three produce the "parental gender gap," defined as the difference in income between mothers and fathers. We … fathers manage to expand their relative gains, particularly among college graduates. The parental gender gap in earnings …

easily accessible survey data. Third, we investigate the gender gap in match quality and explore whether there exists gender … stereotypes in the hiring process. We simulate an audit study, examining whether revealing gender information to LLMs influences … their assessment. We show that when gender information is disclosed to the GPT, the model deems females better suited for …