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Swimming with the Tide: Solidary Wage Policy and the Gender Earnings Gap

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: This paper addresses the consequences of wage compression for the gender wage gap in Sweden during the period 1968–1991. We find that the effects of changes in the wage structure on women's wages have varied over time and have been partly counteracting. Changes in industry wage differentials have systematically worked against women, while changes in the returns to human capital and unobserved characteristics have contributed to reductions in the gender wage gap. Changes in the wage structure were particularly important between 1968 and 1974 when there was a dramatic reduction in overall wage inequality. JEL classification: J16; J31; J51

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Economics

DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.00271

Authors: Per‐Anders Edin, Katarina Richardson

Institutions: Uppsala University, Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

Language: English

Topic: Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W3021594427

FWCI: 8.95

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Cited by: 89

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