Migration, Gender
Research Seminar "Labour Economics"Our next guest
3. Dezember 2018
The Research Seminar Labour Economics welcomes
Prof. Dr. Erling Barth
University of Oslo
who will talk about...
"The dynamics of gender earnings differences within and across establishments".
Abstract:
Erling Barth. Institute for Social Research, Oslo and NBER
Sari Pekkala Kerr, Wellesley College
Claudia Olivetti, Boston College and NBER
We use a unique match between the 2000 Decennial Census of the United States and the Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) data to analyze how much of the increase in the gender earnings gap over the lifecycle comes from shifts in the sorting of men and women across high- and low-pay establishments and how much is due to differential earnings growth within establishments. We find that for the college educated the increase is substantial and, for the most part, due to differential earnings growth within establishment by gender. The establishment component of earnings is also important. It can explain 27 percent of the widening of the pay gap between men and women in this group. For those with no college the relatively small increase of the gender gap over the lifecycle can be fully explained by the differential development of the establishment earnings premiums. The evidence suggests that, for both education groups, the establishment component of the increasing wage gap is due almost entirely to those who are married.
We are looking forward to seeing you there.
Place: Room 4011/13
Esplanade 36 [how to get there (pdf)]
Hour: 4:30 p.m. s.t.
Winter term program (printable version, pdf)