Psychological traits and the gender gap in full-time employment and wages: Evidence from Germany
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Keywords
Gender wage gap; non-cognitive traits; decomposition;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2009-01-31 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-LAB-2009-01-31 (Labour Economics)
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