The Gender Pay Gap: Micro Sources and Macro Consequences

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Morchio, Iacopo; Moser, Christian
• 署名单位: University of Bristol; Columbia University; National Bureau of Economic Research; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0002-8282; 1944-7981
• DOI: 10.1257/aer.20231107
• 发表日期: 2026-05
• 页码: 1765-1810
• 关键词: job search model; earnings inequality; equilibrium search; wage dispersion; FIRMS; DISCRIMINATION; PRODUCTIVITY; informality; INVESTMENT; WORKPLACE

摘要

Using linked employer-employee data from Brazil, we document a significant gender pay gap, which is largely attributed to women working at lower-paying employers. To interpret this fact, we develop an equilibrium search model with endogenous firm pay, amenities, and hiring. We provide a constructive proof of identification of all model parameters. The estimated model suggests that amenities are important for both men and women, and that compensating differentials account for half of the gender pay gap. Equal treatment policies partly close gender gaps but are not output-or welfare-improving.