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Mind the gap: effects of the national minimum wage on the gender wage gap in Germany
Schmid, Ramona - 2022
With its introduction in 2015, the statutory minimum wage in Germany intends to benefit primarily low-wage workers … decrease by 2.46 and 6.34 percentage points respectively in the West and East of Germany after 2015. Applying counterfactual … decrease in discriminatory remuneration structures in the West of Germany due to the introduced wage floor. …
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Missing at work : sickness-related absence and subsequent job mobility
Chadi, Adrian; Goerke, Laszlo - 2015
Economists often interpret absenteeism as an indicator of effort. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, this paper offers a comprehensive discussion of this view by analysing various forms of job mobility. The evidence reveals a significantly negative (positive) link...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010498372
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Gender Wage Differentials, Affirmative Action, and Employment Growth on the Industry Level
Fields, Judith; Wolff, Edward N. - 1997
The present study examines factors that might explain the difference between female and male industry wage premia. It focuses on three industry characteristics in particular--the extent to which firms in each industry were likely to be targeted for Affirmation Action compliance review or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014027379
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The Gender-Career Estimation Gap
Kaiser, Lutz C. - 2014
workers in Germany.The results display obvious discrepancies between self- and reciprocally estimated career expectations that …
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The gender-career estimation gap
Kaiser, Lutz C. - 2014
workers in Germany. The results display obvious discrepancies between self- and reciprocally estimated career expectations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010356679
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What drives the reversal of the gender education gap? : evidence from Germany
Riphahn, Regina T.; Schwientek, Caroline - 2015
We study the mechanisms that are associated with the gender education gap and its reversal in Germany. We focus on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283124
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What drives the reversal of the gender education gap? : evidence from Germany
Riphahn, Regina T.; Schwientek, Caroline - 2015
We study the mechanisms that are associated with the gender education gap and its reversal in Germany. We focus on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010529904
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What drives the reversal of the gender education gap? : evidence from Germany
Riphahn, Regina T.; Schwientek, Caroline - 2015
We study the mechanisms that are associated with the gender education gap and its reversal in Germany. We focus on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280850
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Perceived wages and the gender gap in STEM fields
Osikominu, Aderonke; Pfeifer, Gregor - 2018
We estimate gender differences in elicited wage expectations among German University students applying for STEM and non-STEM fields. Descriptively, women expect to earn less than men and also have lower expectations about wages of average graduates across different fields. Using a two-step...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011798093
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Perceived wages and the gender gap in STEM fields
Osikominu, Aderonke; Pfeifer, Gregor - 2018 - This version: February 1, 2018
We estimate gender differences in elicited wage expectations among German University students applying for STEM and non-STEM fields. Descriptively, women expect to earn less than men and also have lower expectations about wages of average graduates across different fields. Using a two-step...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011799842