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The gender wage gap among PhDs in Italy. Are research jobs a shield against wage discrimination?

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  • Emanuele Grassi

    (Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Economia, Università del Salento, Italy; Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)

  • Marco Savioli

    (Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Economia, Università del Salento, Italy; Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)

Abstract

The study investigates the gender wage gap among PhD recipients in Italy, focusing on whether research-oriented jobs mitigate wage discrimination. Utilizing data from the Professional Integration Survey of PhDs, it employs quantile and Recentered Influence Function regressions to analyze wage disparities across the wage distribution. Findings reveal a persistent gender wage gap across all quantiles, with research jobs offering a wage premium that does not entirely close the gap. The analysis contributes to understanding the impact of occupational segregation and job types on wage disparities, suggesting policy interventions to address gender wage inequalities in academia and beyond. The paper highlights the need for further research and policy efforts to achieve gender parity in professional fields, particularly high-skilled sectors like private and public research entities.

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  • Emanuele Grassi & Marco Savioli, 2024. "The gender wage gap among PhDs in Italy. Are research jobs a shield against wage discrimination?," Working Paper series 24-10, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis.
    • Handle: RePEc:rim:rimwps:24-10
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    Keywords

    Gender Wage Gap; PhD Employment; Research Jobs; Wage Discrimination; Academic Labor Market; Quantile Regression;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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