New evidence on sex segregation and sex differences in wages from matched employee-employer data

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bayard, K; Hellerstein, J; Neumark, D; Troske, K
• 署名单位: University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; National Bureau of Economic Research; Michigan State University; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia; United States Department of Labor
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/377026
• 发表日期: 2003
• 页码: 887-922
• 关键词: jobs

摘要

We use new matched employer-employee data to estimate the contributions of sex segregation and wage differences by sex within occupation, industry, establishment, and occupation-establishment cells to the overall sex gap in wages. In contrast to earlier data used to study this question, our data cover all industries and occupations across all regions of the United States. We find that segregation of women into lower-paying occupations, industries, establishments, and occupations within establishments accounts for a sizable fraction of the sex gap in wages. Nonetheless, approximately one-half of the sex gap in wages remains attributable to the individual's sex.