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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 393-400 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Economics letters |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 18 Apr 2003 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
We show that controlling for subject of degree explains a significant part of the male/female gender wage differential amongst graduates. Using data from the labour force surveys of the United Kingdom and Germany, we find similar results in these two countries: Subject of degree explains about 2-4% higher wages of male over female graduates after controlling for age, industry, region, part-time and public sector employment. This is a significant part (between 8 and 20%) of the overall male/female gender wage gap, and an even larger amount of the part explained by factors entered into wage equations (at around 24-30% of the explained component).
Keywords
- Field of major, Gender wage gap
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Finance
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Economics letters, Vol. 79, No. 3, 01.06.2003, p. 393-400.
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AU - Machin, Stephen
AU - Puhani, Patrick A.
N1 - Funding Information: The work on this paper was done during the authors’ leave during the 2001/2 academic year in the Economics Department at MIT, whose hospitality and support are gratefully acknowledged. We thank Jeff Frank, Markus Frölich, Michael Lechner and an anonymous referee for helpful comments and Georgios Tassoukis from IZA, Bonn, for sending us output files from the German Labour Force Survey. Patrick Puhani also thanks the Volkswagen Foundation for supporting this research.
PY - 2003/6/1
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