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Inequality-adjusted gender wage differentials in Germany

"This paper exploits data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to re-examine the gender wage gap in Germany on the basis of inequality-adjusted measures of wage differentials which fully account for gender differences in pay distributions. The inequality-adjusted gender pay gap measures...

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Main Authors: Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung, Regensburg, Selezneva, Ekaterina, van Kerm, Philippe
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Regensburg 2013
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Subjects:
gender
wage differential
social inequality
Germany
Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19124351124919425339-inequality-adjusted-gender-wag.htm
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Summary:"This paper exploits data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to re-examine the gender wage gap in Germany on the basis of inequality-adjusted measures of wage differentials which fully account for gender differences in pay distributions. The inequality-adjusted gender pay gap measures are significantly larger than suggested by standard indicators, especially in East Germany. Women appear penalized twice, with both lower mean wages and greater wage inequality. A hypothetical risky investment question collected in 2004 in the SOEP is used to estimate individual risk aversion parameters and benchmark the ranges of inequality-adjusted wage differentials measures."
Physical Description:21 p.
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