Do Women Benefit from Competitive Markets? Product Market Competition and the Gender Pay Gap in Germany

Hirsch B, Oberfichtner M, Schnabel C (2012)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2012

Journal

Economics Bulletin Economics Bulletin

Publisher: Economics Bulletin

Book Volume: 32

Pages Range: 1618-1624

Journal Issue: 2

Abstract

Using a large linked employer–employee dataset for Germany with a direct plant-level measure of product market competition and controlling for job-cell fixed effects, we investigate whether relative wages of women benefit from strong competition. We find that the unexplained gender pay gap is about 2.4 log points lower in West German plants that face strong product market competition than in those experiencing weak competition, whereas no such link shows up for East Germany.

Authors with CRIS profile

Boris Hirsch Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik Michael Oberfichtner Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik Claus Schnabel Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik

How to cite

APA:

Hirsch, B., Oberfichtner, M., & Schnabel, C. (2012). Do Women Benefit from Competitive Markets? Product Market Competition and the Gender Pay Gap in Germany. Economics Bulletin, 32(2), 1618-1624.

MLA:

Hirsch, Boris, Michael Oberfichtner, and Claus Schnabel. "Do Women Benefit from Competitive Markets? Product Market Competition and the Gender Pay Gap in Germany." Economics Bulletin 32.2 (2012): 1618-1624.

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