@article{3f03756823e54c85ba579db51e0d1e15,
title = "A distribution-sensitive examination of the gender wage gap in Germany.",
abstract = "This paper provides a new examination of the gender pay gap for Germany based on a family of distribution-sensitive indicators. Wage distributions for men and women do not only differ by a fixed constant; differences are more complex. We show that focusing on the bottom of the wage distribution reveals a larger gender gap. Our distribution-sensitive analysis can also be used to study whether the statistical disadvantage of women in average pay might be 'offset' by lower inequality. Over a broad range of plausible preferences over inequality, we show however that 'inequality-adjusted' estimates of the gap can be up to three times higher than standard inequality-neutral measures in Eastern Germany and up to fifty percent higher in Western Germany. Using preference parameters elicited from a hypothetical risky investment question in our sample, inequality adjusted gender gap measures turn out to be close to those upper bounds.",
keywords = "Copula-based selection model, Expected utility, Gender gap, Risk aversion, SOEP, Singh-Maddala distribution, Wage differentials, Wage inequality",
author = "Ekaterina Selezneva and {Van Kerm}, Philippe",
year = "2016",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s10888-016-9320-z",
language = "Fran{\c c}ais",
volume = "14",
pages = "21--40",
journal = "Journal of Economic Inequality",
issn = "1569-1721",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
}