We survey the literature on the effects of increased transparency of gender segregated
wages on the pay gap between men and women in comparable jobs. Pay transparency is …

Could robotization make the gender pay gap worse? We provide the first large-scale
evidence on the impact of industrial robots on the gender pay gap using data from 20 …

The gender wage gap has declined over time. However, most of the remaining gap is
unexplained, partly because of gender convergence in wage‐determining characteristics. In …

This paper presents evidence from a large-scale study on gender differences in expected
wages before labor market entry. Based on data for over 15,000 students, we document a …

As in other OECD countries, women in New Zealand earn substantially less than men with
similar observable characteristics. In this paper, we use fifteen years of linked employer …

This article explores individual views of the purpose of education. Most existing research
focuses on attitudes and policy preferences; while these types of perceptions have so far …

Recent work, mostly based on developed countries, has highlighted the negative effects of
motherhood on labor market outcomes as a persistent source of gender inequality. In …

Student performance at university is a strong determinant of individual decisions and future
outcomes, most notably labour opportunities. Although published studies have found gender …

Although many studies have examined gender gaps in labour market outcomes in sub-
Saharan Africa, most have been conducted within specific countries, making it difficult to …

This study examines the impact of gender workforce composition on firm productivity. Using
a large sample of Chinese manufacturing firms and conditional on human capital-related …