Is the Gender Pay Gap Largest at the Top?

Ariel Binder, Amanda Eng, Kendall Houghton and Andrew Foote

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, vol. 114, 248-53

Abstract: No: it is at least as large at bottom percentiles of the earnings distribution. Conditional quantile regressions reveal that while the gap at top percentiles is largest among the most educated, the gap at bottom percentiles is largest among the least educated. Gender differences in work hours create more pay inequality among the least educated than they do among the most educated. The pay gap has declined throughout the distribution since 2006, but it declined more for the most educated women. Current economics-of-gender research focuses heavily on the top; equal emphasis should be placed on gender inequality among non-college-educated workers.

JEL-codes: I21 J16 J22 J24 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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