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A Comparative Analysis of Men and Women’s Hourly Earnings in Poland with Particular Emphasis on the Education Sector

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  • Landmesser Joanna

    (Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Institute of Economics and Finance, Nowoursynowska St. 166, 02-787Warsaw, Poland)

  • Rusek Marian

    (Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Institute of Information Technology, Nowoursynowska St. 159, 02-787Warsaw, Poland)

  • Zajkowska Olga

    (University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Długa St. 44/50, 00-241Warsaw, Poland)

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Research background: There is the lack of a sector based analysis of wages for different genders. We present such an analysis regarding the education sector in Poland.

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  • Landmesser Joanna & Rusek Marian & Zajkowska Olga, 2021. "A Comparative Analysis of Men and Women’s Hourly Earnings in Poland with Particular Emphasis on the Education Sector," Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia, Sciendo, vol. 21(1), pages 18-30, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:foeste:v:21:y:2021:i:1:p:18-30:n:7
    DOI: 10.2478/foli-2021-0002
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    Keywords

    wage gap; differences in distributions; decomposition methods; education sector;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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