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that there are gender differences in match quality and changes in match quality over the course of careers. In particular …. However, the direction of the gender effect differs significantly by education. Only females among the college educated are …
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This paper updates the major study by Macpherson and Hirsch (1995) of the effect of the gender composition of … of the gender wage gap. An updated longitudinal analysis using the CPS data is also provided. This examination of two … advantage of offering a longer panel. Analysis of the former suggests the reduction in gender composition effects observed for …
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Using harmonised data from the European Union Household Panel, we analyse gender pay gaps by sector across the wages … distribution for ten countries. We find that the mean gender pay gap in the raw data typically hides large variations in the gap … men and women. We find that, first, gender pay gaps are typically bigger at the top of the wage distribution, a finding …
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This paper considers the role of gender in the promotion process and the impact of promotion on wages and wage growth … negative, and not just for females. -- mid-career ; early career ; promotion ; wages ; wage growth ; gender ; unionism ; public …
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actually decreased through time. For the older cohort, we then explore the role of age, education, gender, and occupational …
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This paper provides estimates of the union wage gap in Portugal, a nation until recently lacking independent data on union density at firm level. Having estimated nonlinear and linear estimates of the effect of union density on the wage gap, the next stage of the analysis seeks to account for...
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In Britain about 7% of male employees and 10% of female employees are in temporary jobs. In contrast to much of continental Europe, this proportion has been relatively stable over the 1990s. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, we find that temporary workers report lower levels of...
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Atypical work, or alternative work arrangements in U.S. parlance, has long been criticized for providing poorly-compensated employment. Although one group of atypical workers (contractors) seems to enjoy a wage premium, our cross-section results from the CPS and NLSY for the better-known...
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