We develop an equilibrium model of the labor market to investigate the joint evolution of gender gaps in labor force … favored women, especially college-educated women. Consistent with these results, we see a widening of the gender wage gap at … skilled women. The growth of appliances acted to widen the gender wage gap and the decline of fertility to narrow it. We also …

We analyse impacts of the rising labor force participation of women on the gender wage gap. We formulate and … occupations. Consistent with this we find a narrowing of the gender wage gap towards the upper end of the wage distribution and an … increase in the gender wage gap at the low end. Demand side trends favoured women and this attenuated the supply …

We analyse impacts of the rising labor force participation of women on the gender wage gap. We formulate and … occupations. Consistent with this we find a narrowing of the gender wage gap towards the upper end of the wage distribution and an … increase in the gender wage gap at the low end. Demand side trends favoured women and this attenuated the supply …

the gender wage gap in West Germany between 2001 and 2006. Based on detailed linked employer-employee data, we show that … for male (female) employees. Despite these changes, the gender wage gap remains almost constant, with some small gains for … contribute to an increase in the gender wage gap. Personal characteristics tend to reduce wage inequality for both, males and …

private than in the public sector. Our test results show that, contrary to the public sector, there are no gender differences …