Explaining the Gender Wage Gap

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Explaining the Gender Wage Gap

The Missing Aspects of Discrimination

9781035312580 Edward Elgar Publishing
Alicja Sielska, Assistant Professor, Institute of Economic Sciences, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, University of Wrocław, Poland and Researcher, University of New York, Prague, The Czech Republic
Publication Date:October 2023 ISBN:978 1 03531 258 0 Extent:c 132 pp
This timely book offers a fascinating contemporary analysis of research into the gender pay gap while also providing important nuanced observations. It illustrates the variant methodologies that have been employed by researchers who have attempted to elucidate this challenging topic.

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This timely book offers a fascinating contemporary analysis of research into the gender pay gap while also providing important nuanced observations. It illustrates the variant methodologies that have been employed by researchers who have attempted to elucidate this challenging topic.

检查often-negl解释性别工资差距ected factors that highlight women’s lower earnings compared to men, such as risk aversion and the negotiation process. Chapters compare feminist and neoclassical discrimination theories whilst analysing models used to calculate the gender wage gap. They conclude that modern discrimination against women in the labour market may be less severe than public assumptions suggest.

Due to its investigative content, this intriguing book will be perfect for researchers and students exploring macroeconomics, the labour market and gender discrimination. It will also be beneficial for university professors lecturing in subjects such as economics, sociology and labour policy.
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‘Sielska’s book should be required reading for all who ignorantly use the term “gender wage gap” and rant about alleged discrimination. This is the definitive work on the subject.’
– Philipp Bagus, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain
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Contents: Acknowledgements 1. Economic theories of discrimination 2. The wage gap under the microscope: methods of measurement 3. The explained part of the wage gap 4. The unexplained part of the wage gap. Conclusion to Explaining the Gender Wage Gap Bibliography Index
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