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Distributional and behavioral effects of the gender wage gap
Gallego-Granados, Patricia; Geyer, Johannes - 2015
of disposable income which combines quantile decomposition, simulation techniques and structural labor supply estimation …. This allows us to examine the implications of the gender wage gap for income inequality and working incentives. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010517639
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Distributional and behavioral effects of the gender wage gap
Gallego-Granados, Patricia; Geyer, Johannes - 2015
of disposable income which combines quantile decomposition, simulation techniques and structural labor supply estimation …. This allows us to examine the implications of the gender wage gap for income inequality and working incentives. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519518
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Chapter 12. Gender Inequality
Ponthieux, Sophie; Meurs, Dominique - In: Handbook of income distribution : volume 2, (pp. 981-1146). 2015
The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond … research on gender inequality in access to self-employment, the gender gap in pensions, and the emerging topic of a gender gap … in wealth, attempting to highlight the paths between the various facets of gender inequality. Throughout the review, much …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025339
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Transitioning towards more equality? : wealth gender differences and the changing role of explanatory factors over time
Sierminska, Eva; Piazzalunga, Daniela; Grabka, Markus M. - 2018
We investigate the explanatory factors that have contributed to changing wealth levels and the gender wealth gap in Germany over the period 2002-2012. In particular, we analyze the role of changes in labor supply, permanent income, portfolio composition, and marital status on wealth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012129955
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From gross wages to net household income : a distributional analysis of the gender wage gap ; conference paper
Gallego-Granados, Patricia; Geyer, Johannes - 2014
distribution. This is particularly relevant from a policy perspective because of its implications for income inequality and working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010487268
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Teaching, gender and labour market incentives
Carroll, David; Parasnis, Jaai; Tani, Massimiliano - 2018
The concentration of women in the teaching profession is widely noted and generally attributed to gender differences in preferences and social roles. Further, gender segregation exists within this profession - women make up almost all of the primary and pre-primary teaching cohorts, while men...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011958488
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Energy Subsidy Reform in Egypt : The Gender – 'Energy' Poverty Nexus
El Hamidi, Fatma - 2017
The purpose of this study is to quantify the effects of the current energy reform policy on household expenditures along gender and regional lines. Gender analysis helps to identify constraints such as transportation poverty faced by women to access economic opportunities like education and/or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012945554
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Women : walking and waiting for water the time value of public water supply
Groß, Elena; Günther, Isabel; Schipper, Youdi - 2013
Public funding of water supply infrastructure in developing countries is often justified by the expectation that the time spent on water collection significantly decreases, leading to increased labor force participation of women. In this study we empirically test this hypothesis by applying a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010359090
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Policy recommendations on the gender effects of changes in tax bases, rates, and units : results of microsimulation analyses for six selected EU member countries
Fink, Marian; Janová, Jitka; Nerudová, Danuše; Pavel, Jan - 2019
. The study presents an overview of the microsimulation results for selected provisions of the personal income tax system on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011990265
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The Distribution of Wages in Belarus
Verashchagina, Alina; Pastore, Francesco - 2004
This paper uncovers evidence on the distribution of wages in Belarus in the second half of the 1990s. The returns to education and work experience are high and stable, which is atypical for a transition country. This might be due to the pervasive role of the state in fixing wages in the dominant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261890