Is there a gap in the gap? Regional differences in the gender pay gap
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Is there a gap in the gap? Regional differences in the gender pay gap. / Hirsch, Boris; Möller, Joachim; König, Marion.
In: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 60, No. 4, 09.2013, p. 412-439.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Is there a gap in the gap? Regional differences in the gender pay gap
AU - Hirsch, Boris
AU - Möller, Joachim
AU - König, Marion
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - In this paper, we investigate regional differences in the gender pay gap both theoretically and empirically. Within a spatial model of monopsonistic competition, we show that more densely populated labour markets are more competitive and constrain employers' ability to discriminate against women. Utilizing a large administrative data set for western Germany and a flexible semi-parametric propensity score matching approach, we find that the unexplained gender pay gap for young workers is substantially lower in large metropolitan than in rural areas. This regional gap in the gap of roughly 10 percentage points remained surprisingly constant over the entire observation period of 30 years. © 2013 Scottish Economic Society.
AB - In this paper, we investigate regional differences in the gender pay gap both theoretically and empirically. Within a spatial model of monopsonistic competition, we show that more densely populated labour markets are more competitive and constrain employers' ability to discriminate against women. Utilizing a large administrative data set for western Germany and a flexible semi-parametric propensity score matching approach, we find that the unexplained gender pay gap for young workers is substantially lower in large metropolitan than in rural areas. This regional gap in the gap of roughly 10 percentage points remained surprisingly constant over the entire observation period of 30 years. © 2013 Scottish Economic Society.
KW - Economics
KW - Competition economics
KW - gender issue
KW - labor market
KW - metropolitian area
KW - rural area
KW - wage gap
KW - womens employment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84881341690&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/sjpe.12017
DO - 10.1111/sjpe.12017
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 60
SP - 412
EP - 439
JO - Scottish Journal of Political Economy
JF - Scottish Journal of Political Economy
SN - 0036-9292
IS - 4
ER -