Performance pay, competitiveness, and the gender wage gap: Evidence from the United States

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Journal: Economics Letters

Year: 2015

Volume: 128

Issue: C

Pages: 35-38

Authors (3)

McGee, Andrew (University of Alberta) McGee, Peter (University of Arkansas) Pan, Jessica (National University of Singapo...)

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Abstract

We show that women in the NLSY79 and NLSY97 are less likely than men to receive competitive compensation. The portion of the gender wage gap explained by compensation schemes is small in the NLSY79 but somewhat larger in the NLSY97.

Performance pay, competitiveness, and the gender wage gap: Evidence from the United States

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