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A note on the gender reservation wage gap in developing countries
Author(s) -
Khan Bilal Muhammad,
Majid Muhammad Farhan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
scottish journal of political economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1467-9485
pISSN - 0036-9292
DOI - 10.1111/sjpe.12255
Subject(s) - reservation , closing (real estate) , reservation wage , economics , wage , gender gap , developing country , labour economics , economic growth , political science , finance , law
This is the first paper to document the existence of a gender reservation wage gap in developing countries. We find a 22.6% gender reservation wage gap, a gap that is much larger than current estimates for developed countries. Assets play the largest role in closing this gap, whereas adult height widens the gap among the poor.