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Are Employment Effects of Gender Discrimination Important? Some Evidence from Great Britain

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  • Michael P. Kidd
  • Euan Phimister
  • Ivan Ferko

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Interpreting the unexplained component of the gender wage gap as indicative of discrimination, the empirical literature to date has tended to ignore the potential impact wage discrimination may have on employment. Employment effects may arise if discrimination lowers the female offered wage and the labour supply curve is upward sloping. The empirical analysis employs the British Household Panel Study and finds evidence of both wage and associated employment effects.

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  • Michael P. Kidd & Euan Phimister & Ivan Ferko, 2003. "Are Employment Effects of Gender Discrimination Important? Some Evidence from Great Britain," Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 71(6), pages 593-610, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:manchs:v:71:y:2003:i:6:p:593-610
    DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-9957.2003.00368.x
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