Search Results - subject:"Equal pay"

How the 1963 Equal Pay Act and 1964 Civil Rights Act shaped the gender gap in pay

Bailey, Martha J.; Helgerman, Thomas; Stuart, Bryan A. - 2023

In the 1960s, two landmark statutes - the Equal Pay and Civil Rights Acts - targeted the long-standing practice of … using two research designs, which leverage (1) cross-state variation in pre-existing state equal pay laws and (2) variation … hiring and promotion of women in the medium to long term. The historical record points to the key role of the Equal Pay Act …

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What about the men, though? : relative wage opportunities and the persistence of employment gaps in couples

Hammer, Luisa - 2025

Gender gaps in employment have narrowed but remain substantial, particularly among couples. To estimate how improved female wage opportunities influence partners' employment choices, I exploit demand-driven wage changes in job tasks and German administrative data. Results indicate women respond...

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Bridging the wage gap : a discussion of wage subsidies to low-paid workers and their costs in Italy

Bonattia, Luigi; Lorenzettia, Lorenza Alexandra; … - 2025

This paper discusses the potential introduction of permanent public subsidies to supplement the wages of low-paid workers in Italy, taking inspiration from Edmund Phelps' ideas on supporting the working poor. We consider how a negative taxation scheme for low-wage earners might address...

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The diverging trends of male and female bottom earnings in Germany

Coschignano, Eliana; Jessen, Robin - 2025

Men at the bottom quintile of the German male earnings distribution had lower average earnings in 2019 than in 2001. In contrast, female earnings have increased throughout the distribution. What explains these diverging trends and how did they translate into changes in net income? Data from the...

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