About time: the narrowing gender wage gap in Austria

• DOI: 10.1007/s10663-020-09492-4
• Publication Date: 2020-10-30T08:02:35Z
• Authors: René Böheim; Marian Fink; Christine Zulehner
• Keywords: Hum; Percentage point; Capital (architecture)

Abstract We examine the gender wage gap in Austria from 2005 to 2017 using data EU-SILC. The raw of hourly wages declined 18.6 log points 14.9 2017. use standard decomposition techniques that correct for differences distributions human capital and other variables between men women. Decompositions indicate both explained unexplained part decreased substantially over last ten years. Using approach developed by Neumark (J Hum Resour 22:279–295, 1988), shrank 8.7 5.1 main reason decline was relative improvement women’s observed unobserved characteristics.