Downward nominal wage rigidity and gender
Labour. Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
2011
25
3
September
370-385
gender ; labour market ; statistics ; unemployment ; wage differential
Wages and wage payment systems
English
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"We test whether there are gender differences in downward rigidity, using Kahn's histogram-location method and longitudinal registry data on all formally employed persons from the Estonian Tax and Customs Board. The results show that women resist pay cuts less than men. Also, in circumstances of increasing unemployment women's opposition to pay cuts decreases substantially, whereas men's attitudes towards pay cuts are not significantly affected by labour market conditions."
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