Male-female wage gap and firm effect The case of young Italian workers
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The idea that wages are determined by firm and individual characteristics leads to gather that there is a firms’ effect that influences wage differentials. This paper presents the results of an empirical analysis of gender wage differentials based on INPS data firms for people between the ages of 20 and 25 employed in the private sector in 1996 which takes into account the characteristics of workers and firms using a two level random effect model. Firm variables proved to be significant, and firm female proportion showed a negative effect on wage of both man and woman.
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