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Labour market segmentation by ownership type and gender wage gap in urban China: evidence from CHIP2013

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This paper explores the labour market segmentation by ownership type and its impact on the gender wage gap in urban China. Using the latest data of the China Household Income Project (CHIP) survey conducted in 2014 (CHIP2013) and based on the Brown et al. model, I employ the decomposition analysis in this study. It is found that although both inter-sector differentials and intra-sector differentials affect the gender wage gap, the effect of intra-sector differentials is greater. In addition, in considering the effect of intra-sector differentials, the influence of unexplained differentials is greater than that of explained differentials. The results indicate that when other factors are held constantly, discrimination against female workers in a given sector is more serious, which is the main factor that causes the gender wage gap in urban China.

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  • Xinxin Ma, 2017. "Labour market segmentation by ownership type and gender wage gap in urban China: evidence from CHIP2013," Economic and Political Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(3), pages 305-325, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:repsxx:v:5:y:2017:i:3:p:305-325
    DOI: 10.1080/20954816.2017.1345167
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