Gender Reservation Wage Gap in Developing Countries

Khan, Bilal Muhammad and Majid, Muhammad Farhan (2018): Gender Reservation Wage Gap in Developing Countries.

Abstract

This is one of the first papers to document the existence of a gender reservation wage gap in developing countries. We find a 25% gender reservation wage gap, a gap that is much larger than current estimates for developed countries. Assets play the largest role in closing this gap, whereas adult height widens the gap among the poor.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Reservation wages, Gender, Developing countries
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J24 - Human Capital ; Skills ; Occupational Choice ; Labor Productivity

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