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 …

In this paper we provide first systematic evidence on the gender disparities in the labor market in Swaziland, drawing …

labor market, according to gender, across four Latin American countries. We find that information and communication … for both men and women. However, there is a significant gender gap that favors men on the STEM returns. There is also a … sizable gender gap regarding the amount of skills accumulated by gender. Through an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, we estimate …

restricting female students in specific college majors changes the size and skill distribution of high school graduates. We find … are more likely to participate in the labor market and have a job. Third, the gender wage gap decreases among high …

This paper studies gender differences in educational attainment and labor market compensation. Across a group of OECD … countries, college attainment rates and college premia are higher for women than men, despite a gender wage gap in favour of … college educated men. The gap in the college premium is positively correlated with the gender difference in college attainment …