The unequal distribution of unequal pay – An empirical analysis of the gender wage gap in Switzerland Export

@article{citeulike:4297599, abstract = {Abstract.\ \  In this paper we analyze the distribution of the gender wage gap. Using microdata for Switzerland we estimate conditional wage distribution functions and find that the total wage gap and its discrimination component are not constant over the range of wages. At low wages an overproportional part of the wage gap is due to discrimination. In a further analysis of specific individuals we examine the wage gap at different quantiles and propose a new measure to assess equal earnings opportunities. These additional results reveal that it is primarily low education that causes the large discrimination component at low wages.}, author = {Bonjour, Dorothe and Gerfin, Michael}, citeulike-article-id = {4297599}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001810000063}, day = {18}, doi = {10.1007/s001810000063}, journal = {Empirical Economics}, keywords = {genderwagegap}, month = {May}, number = {2}, pages = {407--427}, posted-at = {2009-04-10 12:55:05}, priority = {2}, title = {The unequal distribution of unequal pay – An empirical analysis of the gender wage gap in Switzerland}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001810000063}, volume = {26}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4297599 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4297599 N2 - Abstract.   In this paper we analyze the distribution of the gender wage gap. Using microdata for Switzerland we estimate conditional wage distribution functions and find that the total wage gap and its discrimination component are not constant over the range of wages. At low wages an overproportional part of the wage gap is due to discrimination. In a further analysis of specific individuals we examine the wage gap at different quantiles and propose a new measure to assess equal earnings opportunities. These additional results reveal that it is primarily low education that causes the large discrimination component at low wages. IS - 2 JF - Empirical Economics EP - 427 TI - The unequal distribution of unequal pay – An empirical analysis of the gender wage gap in Switzerland VL - 26 SP - 407 KW - genderwagegap AU - Bonjour, Dorothe AU - Gerfin, Michael PY - 2001/05/18/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001810000063 ER -