The origins of the gender pay gap: Education and job characteristics.

Autor/inn/en	Bovini, Giulia; De Philippis, Marta; Rizzica, Lucia
Titel	The origins of the gender pay gap: Education and job characteristics. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Ursachen des geschlechtsspezifischen Lohngefälles: Bildung und Merkmale der Beschäftigung.
Quelle	In: Labour economics, (2026) 102, Art. 102896, 17 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0927-5371
DOI	10.1016/j.labeco.2026.102896
Schlagwörter	Frau; Einkommensunterschied; Unternehmen; Arbeitsplatzwahl; Erwerbstätiger; Studienfachwahl; Studienfach; Auswirkung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Hochschulabsolvent; Berufsanfänger; Italien
Abstract	"This paper analyses the role that field of study choices and firm and job characteristics play in explaining gender pay gaps among university graduates at the beginning of their careers. We exploit a unique administrative population-wide dataset for Italy. We find that choices of university majors alone explain about half of the early-career gender pay gap, since women tend to graduate in fields that give access to lower-paying firms and jobs. Sorting across firms and jobs conditional on premarket specialization only accounts for 20% of the gap, indicating that its role is largely mediated by field choices made while still in education." The study refers to the period 2011-2019 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2026 Elsevier B.V. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2026/4