Education, Occupation and Career Expectations: Determinants of the Gender Pay Gap for UK Graduates. CEE DP 69

Autor/in	Chevalier, Arnaud
Institution	London School of Economics & Political Science, Centre for the Economics of Education
Titel	Education, Occupation and Career Expectations: Determinants of the Gender Pay Gap for UK Graduates. CEE DP 69
Quelle	(2006), (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	2045-6557
ISBN	0-7530-2016-5
Schlagwörter	Wages; Females; Graduates; Salary Wage Differentials; Gender Differences; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Salaries; Occupations; Expectation; Careers; Altruism; Occupational Aspiration; Social Attitudes; Sex Role; Individual Characteristics; Outcomes of Education; Apprenticeships; Higher Education; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wage; Löhne; Weibliches Geschlecht; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Berufsumfeld; Expectancy; Erwartung; Career; Karriere; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Geschlechterrolle; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Großbritannien
Abstract	A large proportion of the gender wage gap is usually left unexplained. In this paper, we investigate whether the unexplained component is due to misspecification. Using a sample of recent UK graduates, we introduce variables on career expectations and character traits, variables that are typically not observed. The evidence indicates that women are more altruistic and less career-oriented than men. The main difference concerns career break expectations which explains 10% of the gender wage gap in our favoured model. By omitting attitudinal variables most studies are likely to over-estimate the unexplained component of the gender wage gap. Women with a more traditional view concerning childrearing are also found to have less intensive search behaviour. These results suggest that without a change in attitudes, the gender wage gap is likely to remain at its current level. Gender wage gap over time--Labour Force Survey 1998 is appended. (Contains 7 tables and 17 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10