Discrimination or Different Preferences of Men and Women? A Case Study of Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Discrimination or Different Preferences of Men and Women? A Case Study of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Original language description
This paper was written as a part of a research project studying problem of wage determinant measuring and wage discrimination considering different wage requirements of men and women. The wage determinants and gender wage discrimination are analyzed using a probit model. The whole analysis is methodologically based on Mincer?s Wage Regression and Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition of gender wage gap. The wage variables include, aside from standard personal characteristics, dummies for institutional and firm characteristics and dummies for family status and family roles. The data were gained by a questionnaire survey carried out in Ostrava city. The results of the analysis, representative for the city, show statistically significant differences between wage determinants of men and women. The survey concluded in 2 statements: (1) family role is an important wage determinant and its inclusion to Mincer?s Wage Regression leads to better explanation of wages; and (2) including family characterist
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AH - Economics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Name of the periodical
International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change
ISSN
1941-868X
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Volume of the periodical
4
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
53-67
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