propensity score matching estimators. To explain potential differences in effects between the groups, we suggest and apply a … decomposition method based on the matching procedure that allows identification of differences due to observable characteristics and …

-parametric propensity score matching approach, we find that the unexplained gender pay gap for young workers is substantially lower in large …In this paper, we investigate regional differences in the gender pay gap both theoretically and empirically. Within a …

The measurement of gender inequalities has become an important topic in the academic literature. First, appropriate … given to the relationship between gender inequality and economic growth. Measuring gender inequalities contributes to … knowing whether greater inequality promotes or hampers growth. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, the Gender …

focuses on the gender composition of the workforce, female and male workers? employment conditions and gender wage inequality …-educated workforce with technical skills. In light of these perspectives, gender gaps in education and, on average, women?s weaker labour …

territorial differences in a) the educational level of white women, b) the gender-race composition of the labor force, c) the …

that women are less willing to enter a tournament than men, although there are no gender differences in performance …. However, the gender gap in tournament entry disappears if subjects are exposed to a competitive female role model. Results are … mitigate gender stereotype threats and lead to higher self-confidence among women. By contrast, we find that competitive male …