We use a first-hand linked employer-employee dataset representing the formal sector of Bangladesh to explain gender … unexplained gender gap, mainly in the upper parts of the wage distribution. Finally, results suggest that employers place greater … existence of sex-specific skills of their workers, which could then widen the within-firm gender wage gap. …

A gender differential in wages is considered to be discriminatory if the differential cannot be explained by gender … differences in productivity. Numerous studies have been performed to measure the extent of gender wage discrimination in countries … measures the extent of pay discrimination in Turkey. To analyze the components of the earnings gap, two methodologies are …

We estimate gender differences in internal promotion experiences for a representative sample of Canadian workers using … received fewer promotions than similar men, but these differences stem almost entirely from gender differences in industry and …

international data set on the gender wage gap, which is constructed via a meta-analysis of existing studies. The findings show that … both increased competition and the enactment of equal treatment laws reduce the gender wage gap. …

Since the early seventies, hundreds of authors have calculated gender wage differentials between women and men of equal … productivity. Consequently, estimates for the gender wage gap have been published for the most diverse countries at different … points in time. This metastudy provides a quantitative review of this vast amount of empirical literature on gender wage …

Since the early seventies, hundreds of authors have calculated gender wage differentials between women and men of equal … productivity. This meta-study provides a quantitative review of this vast amount of empirical literature on gender wage … data restrictions have the biggest impact on the resulting gender wage gap. Moreover, we are able to show what effect a …

international data set on the gender wage gap, which is constructed via a meta-analysis of existing studies. The findings show that … both increased competition and the enactment of equal treatment laws reduce the gender wage gap. -- gender wage gap …

plants, we investigate the effect of product market competition on the gender pay gap. Controlling for match fixed effects we …

plants, we investigate the effect of product market competition on the gender pay gap. Controlling for match fixed effects we …

plants, we investigate the effect of product market competition on the gender pay gap. Controlling for match fixed effects we …