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HomeMagnitude and impact factors of the gender pay gap in EU Countries
Magnitude and impact factors of the gender pay gap in EU Countries
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This study undertakes a comprehensive analysis of the sources of wage differences between male and female workers in Europe. Its main purpose is to shed light on the interplay of so far neglected explanatory factors as well as to reveal country differences in the roles of these factors. One specific point of interest concerns the impact of gender differences in the incidence of overeducation. For this reason, our study also examines, in an introductory module, the determinants of overeducation in Europe. In this way, we make contributions to two different, highly debated subfields in labour economics: the overeducation and the gender pay gap literature. In both fields, our innovative features are the large number of determinants as well as the large number of countries simultaneously analysed. The study is divided into three modules, which build on each other. The main findings are summarised in what follows. For more detailed information, please see the full text of the study. For more country-specific information please refer to the country fiches provided together with this final report. Some suggestions regarding additional variables potentially increasing the scientific usefulness of the three data sets are made in the last chapter of the study. As this study is predominantly on the gender divide in earnings, we start with the two modules referring to the measure of the gender pay gap in EU countries. One particular aspect in this context are gender differences in overeducation incidence and returns. This aspect comes last in this summary but first in the main section of the report as it is not restricted to the returns of overeducation but also provides valuable insights into its sources.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) , Enege , Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB) , Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (IRS)
- Personal author(s): Wolf, André ; Rossen, Anja ; Boll, Christina ; Leppin, Julian
- Themes: Working conditions
- Subject: equal pay , equal treatment , gender equality , position of women , remuneration of work , report , women's rights
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-56857-2 | DOI 10.2838/273601 | Catalogue number DS-01-16-229-EN-N |
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