Patriarchy, parenthood and gender pay gap: evidence from Indian labor market

The Gender Pay Gap Beyond Human Capital Heterogeneity in Noncognitive Skills and in Labor Market Tastes

828 The Journal of Human Resources women in hiring and promotion practices, then to (2) differences in noncognitive skills, namely assertive negotiating, and finally, and least importantly, to (3) the possession of education and skills needed for high paying jobs (Hill and Silva 2005, p. 3). After decades of publications investigating male-female earnings differences, economists have formed a c...

The Gender Pay Gap

Empirical evidence of the gender pay gap in New Zealand

Persistence of the Gender Gap and Low Employment of Female Workers in a Stratified Labor Market: Evidence from South Korea

The gender gap in working conditions has barely improved in South Korea where various measures for gender equality have been in place for a relatively long time. Furthermore, the female employment rate is also the lowest in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries. This study will evaluate the stratified structure of the labor market to identify the causes and will...

Measuring links between labor monopsony and the gender pay gap in Brazil

This paper focuses on gender differences in job mobility and earnings for workers in Brazil. Monopsony theory suggests a link between the wage elasticity of labor supply and wage penalties. Should one group of workers be less elastic in their supply choices, that group is predicted to earn less than others. To measure wage elasticity, I estimate a hazard model on voluntary job separations using...