The levelling effect of product market competition on gender wage discrimination
The levelling effect of product market competition on gender wage discrimination
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产品市场竞争对性别工资歧视的均衡效应
DOI：
10.1186/s40172-014-0013-1
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发表时间：
2014
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通讯作者：
C. Schnabel
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作者：
Boris Hirsch;Michael Oberfichtner;C. Schnabel
使用西德相关的雇主-雇员面板数据，包括工厂面临的竞争的直接信息，我们调查了产品市场竞争对性别工资差距的影响。控制匹配固定效应，我们发现，激烈的竞争显著降低了既没有集体协议也没有工会的工厂之间无法解释的差距。相反，在这些类型的工人共同决定的工厂中没有任何影响，这些工厂不太可能在短期内有足够的自由裁量权来调整工资。我们还记录了在劳动力中女性很少的植物中存在更大的竞争效应。我们的发现符合贝克尔主义基于品味的雇主工资歧视，这种歧视受到竞争力量的限制。JEL代码：J16，J31，J71
Using linked employer–employee panel data for West Germany that include direct information on the competition faced by plants, we investigate the effect of product market competition on the gender pay gap. Controlling for match fixed effects, we find that intensified competition significantly lowers the unexplained gap in plants with neither collective agreements nor a works council. Conversely, there is no effect in plants with these types of worker codetermination, which are unlikely to have enough discretion to adjust wages in the short run. We also document a larger competition effect in plants with few females in their workforces. Our findings are in line with Beckerian taste-based employer wage discrimination that is limited by competitive forces.JEL codes: J16, J31, J71