An investigation of the relationship between job characteristics and the gender wage gap

  1. JAUME GARCÍA 1
  2. PEDRO JESÚS HERNÁNDEZ 2
  3. ANGEL LÓPEZ NICOLÁS 3
  1. 1 Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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    Universitat Pompeu Fabra

    Barcelona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04n0g0b29

  2. 2 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03p3aeb86

  3. 3 Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
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    Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

    Cartagena, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02k5kx966

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Journal:
Rect@: Revista Electrónica de Comunicaciones y Trabajos de ASEPUMA

ISSN: 1575-605X

Year of publication: 2013

Issue Title: Serie Monografías. Métodos cuantitativos e informática

Volume: 4

Issue: 1

Pages: 281-292

Type: Article

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Abstract

This paper re-examines gender wage differences, taking into account not only worker characteristics but also job characteristics. Consideration of a wide set of “job quality” indicators can explain a fraction of the wage gap that would otherwise be attributed to pure wage discrimination. In any case, the fraction of the wage gap that remains associated to differential rewards for identical factors across sexes is still substantial. Our results suggest that in order to avoid overestimation of the fraction of the wage gap attributable to discrimination, it is necessary to control for job characteristics.

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