In addition to discrimination, market power, and human capital, gender differences in risk preferences might also … contribute to observed gender wage gaps. We conduct laboratory experiments in which subjects choose between a risky (in terms of … more likely than men to select the secure job, and these job choices accounted for between 40% and 77% of the gender wage …

conditional quantile. The weighted least squares interpretation of QR is used to derive an omitted variables bias formula and a …

A large body of empirical evidence documents the gender variation in labour market outcomes. A major factor that … contributes to persistent gender gaps in labour market performance is women’s traditional role in the household. Child … a motherhood penalty. We highlight how the fundamental gender-driven career/family conflict faced by workers in the …

estimates for a number of reasons. Consequently, if we neglect this potential bias in OLS when estimating the gender wage gap …Previous studies on gender wage discrimination have relied on OLS when estimating the wage equations. However, there … find overwhelming evidence that OLS seriously overestimate the unexplained gender wage gap. …

estimates for a number of reasons. Consequently, if we neglect this potential bias in OLS when estimating the gender wage gap …Previous studies on gender wage discrimination have relied on OLS when estimating the wage equations. However, there … find overwhelming evidence that OLS seriously overestimate the unexplained gender wage gap. …