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

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Dorothe Bonjour () (Policy Studies Institute, 100 Park Village East, London NW1 3SR, UK Volkswirtschaftliches Institut, Universität Bern, Gesellschaftsstrasse 49, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland)
Michael Gerfin () (Policy Studies Institute, 100 Park Village East, London NW1 3SR, UK Volkswirtschaftliches Institut, Universität Bern, Gesellschaftsstrasse 49, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland)

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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.

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Volume (Year): 26 (2001)
Issue (Month): 2 ()
Pages: 407-427
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Keywords: Gender wage gap · wage structure · wage distribution;

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  1. Dragana Djurdjevic & Sergiy Radyakin, 2005. "Decomposition of the Gender Wage Gap Using Matching: an Application for Switzerland," Darmstadt Discussion Papers in Economics 155, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre (Department of Economics), Technische Universität Darmstadt (Darmstadt University of Technology). [Downloadable!]
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  2. James Albrecht & Aico van Vuuren & Susan Vroman, 2004. "Decomposing the Gender Wage Gap in the Netherlands with Sample Selection Adjustments," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 04-123/3, Tinbergen Institute. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Arcand Jean-Louis & Béatrice d'Hombres, 2005. "Racial Discrimination in the Brazilian Labour Market: Wage, Employment and Segregation Effects," Labor and Demography 0510015, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Donal O'Neill & Olive Sweetman & Dirk van de Gaer, 2000. "Estimating Counterfactual Densities: An application to Black-White Wage Differentials in the U.S," Economics, Finance and Accounting Department Working Paper Series n1040600, Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting, National University of Ireland - Maynooth. [Downloadable!]
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