Gender Earnings Gap in German Firms : The Impact of Firm Characteristics and Institutions

Most existing analyses on the gender wage gap (GWG) have neglected the establishment as aplace where inequality between male and female employees arises and is maintained. The useof linked employee-employer data permits us to move beyond the individual and consider theimportance of the workplace to explain gender pay differentials. That is, we first provide acomprehensive study on the effects of various firm characteristics and the institutionalframework on the GWG in Germany...

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Authors:	Heinze, Anja ; Wolf, Elke
Institutions:	Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung <Mannheim>
Subject:	Frau \| woman \| Lohnstruktur \| wage structure \| Mann

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Extent:	679936 bytes 42 p. application/pdf
Series:	ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung - Discussion Papers ZEW - Discussion Paper ; 20 (2006)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	Pay salaries and social benefits ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; GERMANY
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)