Die Stellung von Frauen und Männern in der Arbeitswelt wird von einer Vielzahl an Indikatoren beeinflusst. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat das WIFO in Abstimmung mit dem AMS einen "Gleichstellungsindex Arbeitsmarkt" konzipiert, der 30 Indikatoren aus vier Themenfeldern - Arbeit, Einkommen, Bildung...

Die Stellung von Frauen und Männern in der Arbeitswelt wird von einer Vielzahl an Indikatoren beeinflusst. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat das WIFO in Abstimmung mit dem AMS einen "Gleichstellungsindex Arbeitsmarkt" konzipiert, der 30 Indikatoren aus vier Themenfeldern - Arbeit, Einkommen, Bildung...

Women are globally under-represented in top-tier jobs, and according to recent data, in 2013 only around 20 percent of board members in OECD countries were female (OECD, 2013). In addition, empirical studies using different research strategies and rich data consistently find that women earn less...

In Austria, a gender pay transparency law was introduced in 2011, requiring companies with more than 1,000 employees to publish a pay report every other year. Firms with 500, 250, and 150 employees were subject to this requirement at later years. We estimate the impact of the law on men’s...

Women are globally under-represented in top-tier jobs, and according to recent data, in 2013 only around 20 percent of board members in OECD countries were female (OECD, 2013). In addition, empirical studies using different research strategies and rich data consistently find that women earn less...

We analyze data from top-tier professional athletes and find that female and male athletes differ in the timing and in the extent of their reactions to a change of the rules which increased the risk of failure. Male athletes increased risk-taking in the more risky environment immediately after...

We analyze data from top-tier professional athletes and find that female and male athletes differ in the timing and in the extent of their reactions to a change of the rules which increased the risk of failure. Male athletes increased risk-taking in the more risky environment immediately after...

We use the LASSO estimator to select among a large number of explanatory variables in wage regressions for a decomposition of the gender wage gap. The LASSO selection with a one standard error rule removes about a quarter of the regressors. We use the LASSO-selected regressors for OLSbased...