A Theory of Gender Wage Gap

In this paper, we introduce uncertainty of the labour productivity of women in a competitive model of wage determination. We demonstrate that more qualified women are then offered much lower wages than men at the equilibrium. This result is consistent with the glass ceiling hypothesis according to which there exist larger gender wage gaps at the upper tail of the wage distribution.

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Year of publication:	2009-09-19
Authors:	Jellal, Mohamed ; Nordman, Christophe
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Gender Wage Gap \| Glass ceiling \| Productivity \| Uncertainty

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty ; J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc ; J71 - Discrimination ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J16 - Economics of Gender
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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