The Transition in East Germany: When Is a Ten‐Point Fall in the Gender Wage Gap Bad News?

By J. Hunt. Journal of Labor Economics, 2002

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Wages in the East German Transition Process: Facts and Explanations (2000, unknown): “…in the transition process, childcare facilities in particular are no longer provided by firms and those provided by communities or private institutions are either rationed or expensive (Hunt, 1997, p. 5), we would expect only those women with a relatively high market wage remain in the labor force.”
Women, careers, and work-life preferences (2006, unknown): “This conclusion has now been drawn simultaneously by several scholars working independently (Charles & Grusky, 2004 ; Hakim, 2004a ; Hunt, 2002 ; Jacobs & Gerson, 2004 ).”
Globalization and the Gender Wage Gap (2004, background): “However, if the increased employment for women is mostly low wage and low skill, the total gender wage gap could increase (Hunt 2002; Blau and Kahn 2003; Olivetti and Petrongolo 2006).”
Does Market Liberalisation Reduce Gender Discrimination? Econometric Evidence from Hungary, 1986-1998 (2004, unknown): “23 For East Germany from 1990 to 1994, Hunt (2002) finds that the 10-point improvement in the gender wage gap is a result of the reduction of participation of low wage women in the labour market.”
The Gender Pay Gap In Vietnam, 1993-2002: A Quantile Regression Approach (2007, background): “Hunt (2002) assigned much of the improvement in the relative wage position of East German women post-unification to the selective withdrawal from the labour market of the most poorly qualified.”