Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/81248 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
IFN Working Paper No. 734
Publisher: 
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm
Abstract: 
Theories of taste-based discrimination predict that competitive pressures will drive discriminatory behavior out of the market. Using detailed matched employer-employee data, we analyze how firm takeovers and product market competition are related to the gender composition of the firm’s workforce and the gender wage gap. Using a difference-in-difference framework and dealing with several endogeneity concerns, we find that the share of female employees increases as a result of an ownership change, in particular when product market competition is weak. Further, increased competition reduces the gender wage gap, especially among highly educated employees. While the estimated wage effect is quite small, the results support the main theoretical predictions.
Subjects: 
Discrimination
Competition
Takeovers
Wages
JEL: 
J20
J31
J70
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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