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Manual task intensity and male-female wage gap: Evidence from China

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  • Xie, Da
  • Zhang, Min
  • Bing, Pijing

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The male-female wage gap is a key factor that influences household investment decisions. This study investigates the impact of manual task intensity (MTI) on the male-female wage gap in China. Males generally do not hold as strong a comparative advantage in cognitive tasks as they do in manual tasks. Therefore, the decrease in MTI is expected to reduce the male-female wage gap. This study finds that MTI accounts for 55.7 % of the male income premium. The findings suggest that a decline in MTI would contribute to a re-balancing of the male-female wage gap in China.

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  • Xie, Da & Zhang, Min & Bing, Pijing, 2025. "Manual task intensity and male-female wage gap: Evidence from China," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:76:y:2025:i:c:s1544612325001977
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.106933
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    Keywords

    Male-female wage gap; Biased technological change; Manual task intensity; Cognitive task intensity; Household finance;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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