In this paper we study the link between globalization of firms and gender inequality. Specifically, we examine how the … need for interpersonal contacts in trade and gender-specific differences in negotiations are related to the gender wage gap …. Our key finding is that export of goods that are intensive in interpersonal contacts widens the gender wage gap. The …

A comprehensive descriptive analysis of gender wage differences over a long time period is missing for West Germany … well as life-cycle and birth cohort effects, we go beyond conventional decomposition techniques of the average gender wage … gap. The paper provides some stylized facts of the level and dynamics of the gender wage gap from 1975 - 1995. The …

In this paper, we study the link between globalization of firms and gender inequality. Specifically, we examine how the … need for interpersonal contacts in trade and gender-specific differences in negotiations are related to the gender wage gap …. Our key finding is that export of goods that are intensive in interpersonal contacts widens the gender wage gap. The …

considerably larger shares of the gender wage gap than does the standard decomposition. …

This paper examines the gender wage gap in Singapore's taxi industry using hourly income data for male and female taxi … drivers in 7 million taxi rides from January 2009 to November 2010. Using a fixed-effects model, we find a 4.5% gender wage … taxi demand during these hours is covered mainly by male taxi drivers, which causes the gender wage gap. However, female …

This paper examines the gender wage gap in Singapore's taxi industry using hourly income data for male and female taxi … drivers in 7 million taxi rides from January 2009 to November 2010. Using a fixed-effects model, we find a 4.5% gender wage … taxi demand during these hours is covered mainly by male taxi drivers, which causes the gender wage gap. However, female …