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was partially offset by changes in the distribution of these characteristics. Between-gender inequality fell with respect … to both samples. In contrast to within-gender inequality, this was largely explained by changes in the returns to the …
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We investigate how the wage distribution differs among small and large establishments in four European countries. Findings show that within-establishment wage dispersion rises with size because large employers have a more diverse workforce. They also suggest that screening and monitoring costs...
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Using a rich and comparable micro-data set, we analyse international differences in gender pay gaps in the private … sector for a sample of five European economies: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Spain. Using different methods, we … gender differentials. However, the magnitude of their effects varies across countries. …
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differentials between sectors by gender and between men and women by sector are carried out. Results indicate that when controlled … public administration, there is a large gender wage-gap in the private sector in favor of men. Private returns to schooling …
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sample of professionals is decomposed into several subsamples: men and women and within each gender a distinction is made …). Comparisons by gender and ethnicity can then be made. Characteristics (endowments) and wage structures of the four groups are …
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affected by gender in Britain; men display behaviour characteristic of competitiveness whilst women do not. …
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volunteers belonging to public, private forprofit and private nonprofit institutions delivering social services in Italy. The …
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show that in Italy, like in the US, firms located in geographical areas with a higher stock of human capital pay higher … issues using instrumental variables estimation and instruments based on the lagged expansion of the Italian higher education …
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In the last decades, international trade has increased between industrialised countries and between high- and low-wage countries. This important change has raised questions on how international trade affects the labour market. In this spirit, this paper aims to investigate the impact of...
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This article analyses the extent to which changes in household composition over the life course affect the gender … division of labour. It identifies and analyses cross-country disparities between France, Italy, Sweden and United States, using … most recent data available from the Time Use National Surveys. We focus on gender differences in the allocation of time …
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