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 …

employment. Estonia is an interesting case because of its early adoption of relatively free labor market policies. Estonia … skilled workers). Women lost relative share of employment in most sectors but experienced increasing relative wages …. Immigrants lost in both employment share and relative wages. Relative wages rose in sectors that gained relative employment and …

capital on the gender earnings gap, both within cohorts and across cohorts using regression, Oaxaca-Blinder, and Juhn … terms of entering college. On the other hand, the gender earnings gap is reducing among the 1980s birth cohort relative to … younger women, as well as a higher rate of returns on education for women, the gender earnings gap is still large: 20 …

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 …

Human capital, gender and labour markets -- A human capital model of gender inequality in the workplace -- The premium …, glass ceilings and sticky floors -- Human capital : Challenges and roads to gender equality. …

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 …