The Role of Segregation and Pay Structure on the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data for Spain

Amuedo-Dorantes Catalina () and Sara De la Rica ()
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Amuedo-Dorantes Catalina: San Diego State University
Sara De la Rica: University of the Basque Country

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, vol. 5, issue 1, 34

Abstract: This paper presents new evidence on the role of gender segregation and pay structure in explaining gender wage differentials of full-time salaried workers in Spain. Data from the 1995 and 2002 Wage Structure Surveys reveal that raw gender wage gaps decreased from 0.24 to 0.14 over the seven-year period. Average differences in the base wage and wage complements decreased from 0.09 to 0.05 and from 0.59 to 0.40, respectively. However, the gender wage gap is still large after accounting for workers' human capital, job and pay structure characteristics, and female segregation into low-paying industries, occupations, establishments, and occupations within establishments.

Keywords: gender wage differentials; female segregation within establishments; matched employer-employee data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.2202/1538-0645.1498

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