Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/170810 
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Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 10826
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Despite the increased attachment of women to the labour force in nearly all developed countries, a stubborn gender pay gap remains. This chapter provides a review of the economics literature on the gender wage gap, with an emphasis on developed countries. We begin with an overview of the trends in the gender differences in wages and employment rates. We then review methods used to decompose the gender wage gap and the results from such decompositions. We discuss how trends and differences in the gender wage gap across countries can be understood in light of non-random selection and human capital differences. We then review the evidence on demand-side factors used to explain the existing gender wage gap and then discuss occupational segregation. The chapter concludes with suggestions for further research.
Subjects: 
labor force participation
gender wage gap
wages
discrimination
developed countries
JEL: 
J16
J24
J31
J71
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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