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Gender Wage Gaps Reconsidered: A Structural Approach Using Matched Employer-Employee Data

Gender Wage Gaps Reconsidered: A Structural Approach Using Matched Employer-Employee Data Abstract: In this paper, we study the extent to which wage differentials between men and women can be explained by differences in productivity, disparities in friction patterns, segregation, and wage discrimination. For this purpose, we propose an equilibrium search model that features rent-splitting, on-the-job search, and two-sided heterogeneity in productivity. The model is estimated using German matched employer-employee data. Overall, the results reveal that female workers are less productive and more mobile than males. In addition, female workers have on average slightly lower bargaining power than their male counterparts. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Human Resources University of Wisconsin Press

Gender Wage Gaps Reconsidered: A Structural Approach Using Matched Employer-Employee Data

Journal of Human Resources , Volume 48 (4) – Jan 13, 2013

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Abstract

Abstract: In this paper, we study the extent to which wage differentials between men and women can be explained by differences in productivity, disparities in friction patterns, segregation, and wage discrimination. For this purpose, we propose an equilibrium search model that features rent-splitting, on-the-job search, and two-sided heterogeneity in productivity. The model is estimated using German matched employer-employee data. Overall, the results reveal that female workers are less productive and more mobile than males. In addition, female workers have on average slightly lower bargaining power than their male counterparts.

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Journal of Human ResourcesUniversity of Wisconsin Press

Published: Jan 13, 2013

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