This paper examines gender differences in perceptions of the fairness of one's own pay. Theoretically, we draw on two … so far separate strands of literature, on women's alleged greater tolerance for lower wages ("contented female worker … subjective perceptions of (un)fair pay by comparing them to the actual (un)fairness of someone's pay. The latter is measured as …

of the gender pay gap at affected employers. This large-magnitude effect is primarily due to a decline in male wages …In this paper I study a policy in which employers are required to publicly report gender pay gap statistics. Proponents …’s recent reporting policy, in which employers are mandated to publicly report simple measures of their gender pay gap each year …

gender wage gap. We find that the gender wage gap is canceled for licensed self-employed workers. However, this closure of … the gender wage gap is not mirrored by significant changes in the gender gap in hours worked. Our results are robust using …

gender wage gap. We find that the gender wage gap is canceled for licensed self-employed workers. However, this closure of … the gender wage gap is not mirrored by significant changes in the gender gap inhours worked. Our results are robust using …

A number of important jurisdictions have recently enacted salary history bans to combat the gender pay gap. This paper … models the effect of such bans by augmenting the standard asymmetric learning setting with efficiency wages, such that wages … asymmetric learning, with adverse selection in the lateral hiring market and higher wages for new entrants to the labor market …

This study examines how career interruptions and subsequent wages of employees are related. Using individual panel data …

This paper investigates whether non-base compensation contributes to the gender pay gap. In wage decompositions, we … distribution. Our findings suggest that gender differences in bonuses are an important contributor to the gender pay gap …

during the hiring process. We find that the bans reduce gender pay gap by 4.2% points in hourly wages, and by 4.5% points in …. While the gender pay gap closes in the private sector, public sector gaps increase, primarily because of an increase in men …

2016, there was an average gender pay gap of 30 percent in gross hourly earnings. If gender-specific differences in … experience explains the gender pay gap to almost a quarter according to the present study based on data from the Socio …-Economic Panel (Sozio-ökonomisches Panel, SOEP). In order to reduce the gender pay gap, measures are needed to counteract the large …