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Quantile selection in the gender pay gap

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  • Egshiglen Batbayar

    (University of Bonn)

  • Christoph Breunig

    (University of Bonn)

  • Peter Haan

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

  • Boryana Ilieva

    (DIW Berlin and European Central Bank)

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  • Egshiglen Batbayar & Christoph Breunig & Peter Haan & Boryana Ilieva, 2026. "Quantile selection in the gender pay gap," IFS Working Papers W26/04, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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