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Does gender pay gap reporting lead to a narrowing of gender pay gaps and, if so, through what channels does this work?

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

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    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Essex

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  • How Does the Gender Wage Gap Vary Over the Life Course and Across Cohorts?

    Nearly half a century after Britain's Equal Pay Act the convergence of men's and women's pay is slow and incomplete. Although the trend in the gender wage gap (GWG) is towards convergence, for any given birth cohort the ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University College London

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project explores the gender wage gap over time and across cohorts, but does not specifically examine the effect of gender pay gap reporting.

  • A personnel approach to firms and workers' behavior - with a focus on gender inequalities

    My research interests lie in the areas of labor and personnel economics, with a focus on understanding how labor market frictions affect workers' career trajectories and corporate behavior. In my work, I explore this top...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Institute for Fiscal Studies

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on gender inequalities and labor market frictions, but does not directly address the gender pay gap or the impact of reporting it.