In this article I analyze the changes in the gender wage gap in the western region, eastern region and in reunified …-Blinder (1973) decomposition, found in Smith and Welch (1989). I conclude that most of the increase in the gender wage gap occurred …, potential experience and tenure compared men, and that the increasing gender wage gap was mainly due to changes in the gender …

a smaller gender wage gap as male-female lifetime work expectations become more similar. The model explains why relative …

and child-rearing - a critical omission when analyzing gender differences in earnings. This paper constructs a better … can be generated using commonly available data on labor force participation rates by age and gender to gauge the … underestimate the contribution of gender differences in work experience in explaining the gender wage gap. …

This paper analyses the extent to which gender differences in human capital contribute to explaining the observable … private sector. Based on a simple analytical framework, the analysis shows that if a large part of the gender wage gap can be … female human capital is less valued in terms of wages. The gender wage gap narrowing stems mainly from a reduction in gender …