We develop a model to study the impact on gender gaps in participation and wages of a liquidity constraint that … gender gaps in the labour market. In this framework, an extension of paid maternity leave duration has ambiguous effects on … gender inequality. In contrast, child care subsidies, which require higher taxes, and loans, which do not, unambiguously …

Gender wage differentials in the UK are examined using a general equilibrium search model. This framework permits an … assessment of male-female differences in labour market behaviour on gender wage differentials. The model captures worker …. The results indicate labour market behaviour differences play a role in determining gender wage differentials within …