The male-female wage gap in France: differences across the wage distribution
Breunig, Robert; Rospabe, Sandrine
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We use a semi-parametric method to decompose the difference in male and female wage densities into two parts--one explained by characteristics and one which is attributable to differences in returns to characteristics. We demonstrate that one learns substantially more about the gender wage gap in France through this analysis than through standard parametric techniques. In particular, we find that there are no unexplained differences in male and female earnings distributions in the bottom...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2013 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/17342 |
Source: | Australian Journal of Labour Economics |
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