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

Alfano Vincenzo (), Cicatiello Lorenzo, Gaeta Giuseppe Lucio and Pinto Mauro
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Alfano Vincenzo: 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
Cicatiello Lorenzo: Department of Human and Social Sciences, Universita degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale Dipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali, 30 largo san giovanni maggiore, Napoli80134, Campania, Italy
Gaeta Giuseppe Lucio: Department of Human and Social Sciences, Universita degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale Dipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali, 30 largo san giovanni maggiore, Napoli80134, Campania, Italy
Pinto Mauro: Department of Political Science Jean Monnet, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Viale Ellittico 31, Caserta, Napoli80138, Italy, Italy

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2021, vol. 21, issue 3, 1107-1148

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.

Keywords: gender wage gap; return on education; Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition; quantile decomposition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J31 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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