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The Gender Wage Gap in Developed Countries
Kunze, Astrid - 2017
Despite the increased attachment of women to the labour force in nearly all developed countries, a stubborn gender pay gap remains. This chapter provides a review of the economics literature on the gender wage gap, with an emphasis on developed countries. We begin with an overview of the trends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011698696
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The gender wage gap in developed countries
Kunze, Astrid - 2017
Despite the increased attachment of women to the labour force in nearly all developed countries, a stubborn gender pay gap remains. This chapter provides a review of the economics literature on the gender wage gap, with an emphasis on developed countries. We begin with an overview of the trends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011665761
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Do negative native-place stereotypes lead to discriminatory wage penalties in China's migrant labor markets?
Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Connelly, Rachel; Tran, Ngoc-Han Thi - 2015
traits. Such prejudice does not necessarily lead to wage discrimination. Whether or not it does depends on the nature of the … Project (RUMiC) to explore whether native-place wage discrimination affects migrant workers in China's urban labor markets. We … analyze the question of wage discrimination among migrants by estimating wage equations for men and women, controlling for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010478982
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Evaluating the effect of beauty on labor market outcomes : a review of the literature
Liu, Xing Michelle; Sierminska, Eva - 2014
An important underlying determinant of wage discrimination, as well as the gender wage gap is the way the labor market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413089
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Do Migrants Lower Workplace Wages?
White, Michael; Bryson, Alex - 2017
-white employees, a finding that is consistent with employer discrimination on grounds of race, or lower worker bargaining power when …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653277
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Is There an Ethnic Pay Gap in Germany? Evidence from a Representative Sample of the Adult Population
Ayaita, Adam - 2023
amounts to 2.7% lower wages for ethnic minority (vs. ethnic majority) employees, indicating potential wage discrimination …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013473890
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Evaluating the Effect of Beauty on Labor Market Outcomes: A Review of the Literature
Liu, Xing (Michelle); Sierminska, Eva - 2014
An important underlying determinant of wage discrimination, as well as the gender wage gap is the way the labor market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435230
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Do Negative Native-Place Stereotypes Lead to Discriminatory Wage Penalties in China's Migrant Labor Markets?
Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Connelly, Rachel; Thi Tran, Ngoc-Han - 2015
traits. Such prejudice does not necessarily lead to wage discrimination. Whether or not it does depends on the nature of the … Project (RUMiC) to explore whether native-place wage discrimination affects migrant workers in China's urban labor markets. We … analyze the question of wage discrimination among migrants by estimating wage equations for men and women, controlling for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500341
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The Gender Wage Gap in Developed Countries
Kunze, Astrid - 2017
Despite the increased attachment of women to the labour force in nearly all developed countries, a stubborn gender pay gap remains. This chapter provides a review of the economics literature on the gender wage gap, with an emphasis on developed countries. We begin with an overview of the trends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011744538
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Measuring Labour Differences between Natives, Non-Natives, and Natives with an Ethnic-Minority Background
Drydakis, Nick - 2017
Through a field study we measure differences in employment outcomes between natives, non-natives, and natives with an ethnic-minority background. It is suggested that the joint effect of productivity uncertainties and distastes against ethnic-minority groups should be higher for non-natives than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011744693