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Title: A Pay Scale of Their Own: Gender Differences in Variable Pay

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Publication Year: 2019

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ISSN: 1556-5068

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3512598

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Abstract: We document gender gaps in the magnitude (20 percent) and incidence (5.6 percentage points) of variable pay that explain more than one-quarter of the gender gap within occupations. These variable-pay gaps are persistent and not driven by traditional determinants of the gender pay gap, such as disparities in income growth or latent ability. Instead, women avoid competitive and higher-paying positions and experience lower job satisfaction while working in variable-pay-intensive jobs. As a result, women work in variable pay jobs less often. While policies aimed at closing the gender gap appear successful with base pay, they are ineffective with variable pay.

Url: https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3512598

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Authors: Sockin, Jason; Sockin, Michael

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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