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A distribution-sensitive examination of the gender wage gap in Germany
Selezneva, Ekaterina; VAN KERM, Philippe
2016In Journal of Economic Inequality, 14 (1), p. 21-40
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Abstract :
[en] This paper provides a new examination of the gender pay gap for Germany based on a family of distribution-sensitive indicators. Wage distributions for men and women do not only differ by a fixed constant; differences are more complex. We show that focusing on the bottom of the wage distribution reveals a larger gender gap. Our distribution-sensitive analysis can also be used to study whether the statistical disadvantage of women in average pay might be ‘offset’ by lower inequality. Over a broad range of plausible preferences over inequality, we show however that ‘inequality-adjusted’ estimates of the gap can be up to three times higher than standard inequality-neutral measures in Eastern Germany and up to fifty percent higher in Western Germany. Using preference parameters elicited from a hypothetical risky investment question in our sample, inequality-adjusted gender gap measures turn out to be close to those upper bounds.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Social economics
Author, co-author :
Selezneva, Ekaterina;  OEI, Regensburg
VAN KERM, Philippe  ;  Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research - LISER
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
A distribution-sensitive examination of the gender wage gap in Germany
Publication date :
2016
Journal title :
Journal of Economic Inequality
Volume :
14
Issue :
1
Pages :
21-40
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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