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Race-based educational, occupational and industry segregation and wages gaps in Trinidad and Tobago
Schimanski, Caroline; Chagalj, Cristian; Ruprah, Inder S. - 2018
sector of work and facing a large institutionalized pay difference. This raises the question whether segregation and …-based educational, occupational and industry segregation and wage gaps in Trinidad and Tobago’s private and public sector and its … segregation are with 7% in terms of the Karmel-Maclachlan index low and lower than respective gender-based segregation over the …
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Gender-based educational and occupational segregation in the Caribbean
Schimanski, Caroline; Chagalj, Cristian; Ruprah, Inder S. - 2018
This study analyzes the evolution of gender-based educational and occupational segregation, from 1999 to 2016, for four … segregation in explaining occupational segregation. There are four major findings. First, aggregate gender–based educational and … occupational segregation have remained almost constant over time at approximately 7.5 percent and 18.5 percent, respectively. This …
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The gender wage gap : extent, trends, and explanations
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M. - 2016
Using PSID microdata over the 1980-2010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender wage gap, which declined considerably over this period. By 2010, conventional human capital variables taken together explained little of the gender wage gap, while gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417670
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The gender wage gap : extent, trends, and explanations
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M. - 2016
Using PSID microdata over the 1980-2010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender wage gap, which declined considerably over this period. By 2010, conventional human capital variables taken together explained little of the gender wage gap, while gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450031
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Gender differences in political career progression : evidence from U.S. elections
Brown, Ryan; Mansour, Hani; O'Connell, Stephen D.; … - 2019
This paper establishes the presence of a substantial gender gap in the relationship between state legislature service and the subsequent pursuit of a Congressional career. The empirical approach uses a sample of mixed-gender elections to compare the differential political career progression of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064423
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Gender differences in political career progression : evidence from U.S. elections
Brown, Ryan; Mansour, Hani; O'Connell, Stephen D.; … - 2019
This paper establishes the presence of a substantial gender gap in the relationship between state legislature service and the subsequent pursuit of a Congressional career. The empirical approach uses a sample of mixed-gender elections to compare the differential political career progression of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012100340
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Is there a penalty for becoming a woman? : is there a premium for becoming a man? ; evidence from a sample of transsexual workers
Geijtenbeek, Lydia; Plug, Erik J. S. - 2015
We study the earnings of transsexuals using Dutch administrative labor force data. First, we compare transsexuals to other women and men, and find that transsexuals earn more than women and less than men. Second, we compare transsexuals before and after transition using worker fixed effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010529440
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Reaching the top or falling behind? : the role of occupational segregation in women's chances of finding a high-paying job over the life-cycle
Gutierrez, Federico H. - 2018
Using a two-stage decomposition technique, this paper analyzes the role of occupational segregation in explaining the … obtained from pooled CPS surveys indicate that the importance of occupational segregation remains virtually unchanged over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012150170
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Unobserved heterogeneity and labor market discrimination
Sarzosa, Miguel - 2018
Sexual minorities have historically been subject to many kinds of discrimination. Prejudicial treatment in the labor market could arguably be one of them. Despite that, economic literature has remained mostly silent on the topic. This paper fills that void by leveraging on a novel longitudinal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943479
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What happens when employers are free to discriminate? : evidence from the English Barclays Premier Fantasy Football League
Bryson, Alex; Chevalier, Arnaud - 2014
Research on employers' hiring discrimination is limited by the unlawfulness of such activity. Consequently, researchers have focused on the intention to hire. Instead, we rely on a virtual labour market, the Fantasy Football Premier League, where employers can freely exercise their taste for...
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