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Regionale Unterschiede im "Gender Pay Gap": Lohnabstand von Frauen in der Stadt kleiner als auf dem Land (Regional differences in the gender pay gap: pay gap for women smaller in metropolitan than in rural areas)

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  • Hirsch, Boris

    (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik)

  • König, Marion

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Möller, Joachim

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

Abstract

"This Brief Report investigates regional differences in the gender pay gap in Western Germany from 1975 to 2004. For this purpose we compare young workers with low and intermediate skill levels employed full-time in rural areas with those in metropolitan areas. In general, the gender pay gap has declined considerably in both areas since 1975. However, compared to big cities, the gender pay gap is considerably higher in regions with low population density. At roughly ten percentage points, the difference between the two types of regions has remained surprisingly constant over the last three decades." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Hirsch, Boris & König, Marion & Möller, Joachim, 2009. "Regionale Unterschiede im "Gender Pay Gap": Lohnabstand von Frauen in der Stadt kleiner als auf dem Land (Regional differences in the gender pay gap: pay gap for women smaller in metropolitan than in rural areas)," IAB-Kurzbericht 200922, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
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    1. Boris Hirsch & Marion König & Joachim Möller, 2013. "Is There a Gap in the Gap? Regional Differences in the Gender Pay Gap," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 60(4), pages 412-439, September.
    2. Anne Busch & Elke Holst, 2008. ""Gender Pay Gap": in Großstädten geringer als auf dem Land," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 75(33), pages 462-468.
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