Most existing analyses on the gender wage gap (GWG) have neglected the establishment as a place where inequality … the individual and consider the importance of the workplace to explain gender pay differentials. That is, we first provide … employees), but look at within-firm gender wage differentials. Our results indicate that the mean GWG within firms is smaller …

The closing of the gender wage gap is an ongoing phenomenon in industrialized countries. However, research has been … women to that of men. In this study, we use a new approach for analyzing changes in the gender pay gap that uses direct … substantial fraction of the closing of the gender wage gap. Our evidence suggests that these task changes are driven, at least in …

This paper analyses the extent to which gender differences in human capital contribute to explaining the observable … private sector. Based on a simple analytical framework, the analysis shows that if a large part of the gender wage gap can be … female human capital is less valued in terms of wages. The gender wage gap narrowing stems mainly from a reduction in gender …

This paper investigates the relationship between the gender wage gap, the choice of training occupation, and … persistent gender wage gap over experience, the gap has decreased over time. Second, in the lower part of the wage distribution … distribution. We conclude that occupational mobility has reduced the gender wage gap, but lock{in effects are still stronger for …

heterogeneous effects of international trade on the gender wage gap within sectors. Firms operate in an oligopoly where prejudiced … rents and with them the average gender wage gap in sectors that were sheltered from competition prior to trade …

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 empirical …

die berufliche Qualifikation, das Geschlecht, den Erwerbsstatus, die Branchenzugehörigkeit und das Alter. Die Analyse …

We analyse the Polish wage and unemployment structure between 1992 and 1995 on the basis of the Polish Labour Force … private than in the public sector. Our test results show that, contrary to the public sector, there are no gender differences …