Gender Differences in Managerial Compensation - Evidences from Denmark

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Gender Differences in Managerial Compensation - Evidences from Denmark

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Lausten, Mette () (Institute of Local Government Studies,)

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Mette Lausten

Abstract

This paper examines the gender earnings gap at the executive level on a unique data set of Danish

executives in the period 1992-1995. Ordinary wage equations show that the wage gap disappears

when controlling for “Who you are”, “Where you work” and “What you do”. Additionally,

decomposition into inter- and intra-occupational differences shows that two thirds of the wage gap

are due to differences between occupations. Individual-specific characteristics contribute

negatively to the wage gap, i.e. in favour of women. Decomposing by real authority level shows

a larger unexplained part of the wage gap. Real authority is more discriminating than formal

authority.

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Paper provided by University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 01-4.

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Date of creation: 01 Jan 2001
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- Lausten, M., 2001. "Gender differences in managerial compensation - Evidences from Denmark," Papers 01-4, Aarhus School of Business - Department of Economics.

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