Is there a gap in the gap? Regional differences in the gender pay gap
"In this paper, we investigate regional differences in the gender pay gap both theoretically and empirically. Within a spatial oligopsony model, we show that more densely populated labour markets are more competitive and constrain employers' ability to discriminate against women. Utilising...
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| author | Hirsch, Boris König, Marion Möller, Joachim |
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| description | "In this paper, we investigate regional differences in the gender pay gap both theoretically and empirically. Within a spatial oligopsony model, we show that more densely populated labour markets are more competitive and constrain employers' ability to discriminate against women. Utilising a large administrative data set for western Germany and a flexible semi-parametric propensity score matching approach, we find that the unexplained gender pay gap for young workers is substantially lower in large metropolitan than in rural areas. This regional gap in the gap of roughly ten percentage points remained surprisingly constant over the entire observation period of thirty years. " |
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| geographic | Germany |
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| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| is_hierarchy_id | 19187720124919059029_9ce860576066466c96e8b831521bb90f |
| is_hierarchy_title | Is there a gap in the gap? Regional differences in the gender pay gap |
| language | English |
| physical | 29 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2009 |
| publisher | Bonn IZA |
| spellingShingle | Hirsch, Boris König, Marion Möller, Joachim gender regional level wage differential Is there a gap in the gap? Regional differences in the gender pay gap |
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| title | Is there a gap in the gap? Regional differences in the gender pay gap |
| topic | gender regional level wage differential |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19187720124919059029-is-there-a-gap-in-the-gap?-Reg.htm |