Generalized measures of wage differentials

Philippe Van Kerm

doi:10.1007/s00181-012-0608-y

Generalized measures of wage differentials

Philippe Van Kerm

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This paper considers measures of wage differentials not solely determined by mean comparisons but summarizing differences across complete wage distributions. The approach builds on considerations of risk or inequality aversion and on standard expected utility concepts. In an application to the gender pay gap in Luxembourg the disadvantage of women persists according to the proposed measures: lower mean wages for women are not compensated by differences in higher moments of wage distributions (e.g., by less dispersion) at least for realistic assumptions about women preferences toward risk and inequality. The paper also illustrates an original empirical model for wage distributions in the presence of covariates and under endogenous labour market participation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	465-482
Number of pages	18
Journal	Empirical Economics
Volume	45
Issue number	1
Early online date	1 Jan 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-012-0608-y
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2013

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Inequality-adjusted gender wage differentials in Germany
Selezneva, E. & Van Kerm, P., 2013, CEPS/INSTEAD, 28 p. (Working Papers; no. 2013-18).
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On the generalization and decomposition of the Bonferroni index.
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Gender Discrimination and Self-employment Dynamics in Europe
Williams, D. R., 1 Jan 2012, In: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 41, p. 153-158 6 p.
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Kernel-smoothed cumulative distribution function estimation with akdensity
Van Kerm, P., 1 Jan 2012, In: Stata Journal. 12, 3, p. 543-548 6 p.
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Measuring and accounting for the deprivation gap of Portuguese immigrants in Luxembourg
Hildebrand, V., Pi Alperin, M. N. & Van Kerm, P., 2012, CEPS/INSTEAD, 52 p. (Working Papers; no. 2012-33).
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Generalized measures of wage differentials

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Inequality-adjusted gender wage differentials in Germany

On the generalization and decomposition of the Bonferroni index.

Gender Discrimination and Self-employment Dynamics in Europe

Kernel-smoothed cumulative distribution function estimation with akdensity

Measuring and accounting for the deprivation gap of Portuguese immigrants in Luxembourg

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