Does Field of Study Shape the Gender Wage Gap? The Role of Migration Background.

Autor/inn/en	Devos, Louise; Rycx, François; Senterre, Thomas; Volral, Mélanie
Institution	Global Labor Organization
Titel	Does Field of Study Shape the Gender Wage Gap? The Role of Migration Background. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Beeinflusst das Studienfach das geschlechtsspezifische Lohngefälle?? Die Rolle des Migrationshintergrunds.
Quelle	Essen (2026), 33 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	GLO discussion paper / Global Labor Organization. 1753
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monografie
Schlagwörter	Intergenerationsmobilität; Bildungsertrag; Zweite Generation; Einkommensunterschied; Inländer; Sozialer Aufstieg; Studienfachwahl; Studienfach; Master-Studiengang; Arbeitspapier; Auswirkung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Hochschulabsolvent; Einwanderer; Erste Generation; Belgien; Herkunftsland
Abstract	"Using matched employer-employee data on more than 62,000 master's graduates, this paper examines how gender differences in wage returns to fields of study vary by migration background and how educational specialisation contributes to the gender wage gap. We estimate wage regressions and apply a decomposition approach to separate sorting across fields from differences in pay within fields. Returns vary widely, with law, economics and management, and science yielding the highest returns, and women earning less than men within all fields, especially in high-paying ones. First-generation immigrants from developing countries obtain the lowest returns regardless of field of study, while second-generation immigrants approach but do not fully match natives. Fields of study explain a substantial share of gender wage inequality among natives and second-generation immigrants, whereas among first-generation immigrants broader wage disadvantages dominate. Results further vary with the number of parents originating from developing countries and with age at arrival." The study refers to the period 1999-2016 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2026/4