Decomposing the gender reservation wage gap in Italy: A regional perspective.

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Sarah; Popli, Gurleen; Sasso, Alessandro
Titel	Decomposing the gender reservation wage gap in Italy: A regional perspective. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Aufschlüsselung der geschlechtsspezifischen Lohnunterschiede in Italien: Eine regionale Perspektive.
Quelle	In: Journal of regional science, 62 (2022) 2, S. 499-540 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4146; 1467-9787
DOI	10.1111/jors.12574
Schlagwörter	Alter; Arbeitsloser; Italien; Präferenz; Qualifikation; Arbeitslose Frau; Arbeitszeit; Determinante; Einkommensunterschied; Arbeitsweg; Determinante; Einkommensunterschied; Einkommenserwartung; Arbeitslose Frau; Arbeitsloser; Arbeitsweg; Qualifikation; Arbeitszeit; Alter; Einflussfaktor; Geschlechtsspezifik; Präferenz; Regionaler Vergleich; Italien
Abstract	"We investigate the determinants of the reservation wage gap between unemployed men and women, using data from the Italian Labour Force Survey. We conduct detailed decomposition analysis at the mean and at different percentiles of the reservation wage distribution using the Recentered Influence Function regression approach. Given the regional differences in labor market participation and employment rates across Italy, we focus on regional differences in the gender reservation wage gap. We find evidence of a positive gender reservation wage gap, which is highest in the South, with men reporting higher reservation wages across all regions and at all percentiles of the reservation wage distribution. The decomposition results suggest that, while a large part of the gender gap in reservation wages is explained by personal characteristics such as education and age, a significant portion of the gap is explained by different job preferences (especially commuting and working time preferences) between men and women. We also find evidence of differences in the relative effects of personal, household and job characteristics across regions, and at different percentiles of the reservation wage distribution." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2022/3