We show that providing publicly available wage information in vacancies, so-called external pay transparency, can … reduce the gender wage gap. There is an increasing interest in pay transparency policies as a tool to combat unequal pay. We … exploit a reform of Austria's Equal Treatment Law to evaluate how providing wage information in vacancies affects the gender …

We show that providing publicly available wage information in vacancies, so-called external pay transparency, can … reduce the gender wage gap. There is an increasing interest in pay transparency policies as a tool to combat unequal pay. We … exploit a reform of Austria’s Equal Treatment Law to evaluate how providing wage information in vacancies affects the gender …

This paper evaluates the impact of economic and legal variables on wage differentials between men and women. Since … international data set on the gender wage gap, which is constructed via a meta-analysis of existing studies. The findings show that … both increased competition and the enactment of equal treatment laws reduce the gender wage gap. …