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The Gender Wage Gap among Ph.D. Holders: Evidence from Italy

Published:2021-06-24 Issue:3 Volume:21 Page:1107-1148
ISSN:1935-1682
Container-title:The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
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Author:

Alfano Vincenzo¹^ORCID,Cicatiello Lorenzo²,Gaeta Giuseppe Lucio²,Pinto Mauro³

Affiliation:

1. Dipartimento di Strutture per l'Ingegneria e l'Architettura , Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II & Center for Economic Studies - CES-ifo , Corso Umberto I, 40 , Napoli 80138 , Italy

2. Department of Human and Social Sciences , Universita degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale Dipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali , 30 largo san giovanni maggiore , Napoli 80134 , Campania , Italy

3. Department of Political Science Jean Monnet , University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli , Viale Ellittico 31, Caserta , Napoli 80138 , Italy , Italy

Abstract

Abstract This paper contributes to the literature on the gender wage gap by empirically analyzing those workers who hold the highest possible educational qualification, i.e., a Ph.D. The analysis relies on recent Italian cross-sectional data collected through a survey on the employment conditions of Ph.D. holders. The Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition analysis and quantile decomposition analysis are carried out, and the selection of Ph.D. holders into employment and STEM/non-STEM fields of specialization is taken into account. Findings suggest that a gender gap in hourly wages exists among Ph.D. holders, with sizeable differences by sector of employment and field of specialization.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous),Economics and Econometrics

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/bejeap-2020-0319/pdf

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