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Title: |
Gender Wage Differentials and Discrimination in Korea: Comparison by Knowledge Intensity of Industries |
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Jung, Jin Hwa and Kang-Shik Choi |
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Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade; Yonsei University, Korea |
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International Economic Journal, December 2004, v. 18, no. 4, pp. 563-581 |
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Publication Date: |
December 2004 |
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Abstract: |
This study estimates the relative size of the non-productivity-related gender wage gap across industries with differing knowledge intensities. More specifically, a gender wage premium was estimated from a modified Mincerian earnings equation, and an Oaxaca's discrimination coefficient was computed. Empirical evidence indicates that gender wage differentials tend to be less subject to potential discrimination in knowledge-based industries than in other industries with lower knowledge intensity. The estimated discrimination effect is least noticeable in top hierarchical occupations such as professionals and technicians, while it is most sizeable in production workers and sales/service workers, regardless of industrial affiliation.
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