Citation

Discussion Paper Details

Please find the details for DP12754 in an easy to copy and paste format below:

Full Details   |   Bibliographic Reference

Full Details

Title: Early Gender Gaps Among University Graduates

Author(s): Marco Francesconi and Matthias Parey

Publication Date: February 2018

Keyword(s): Field of study, gender wage gap, Germany and University graduates

Programme Area(s): Labour Economics

Abstract: We use data from six cohorts of university graduates in Germany to assess the extent of gender gaps in college and labor market performance twelve to eighteen months after graduation. Men and women enter college in roughly equal numbers, but more women than men complete their degrees. Women enter college with slightly better high school grades, but women leave university with slightly lower marks. Immediately following university completion, male and female full-timers work very similar number of hours per week, but men earn more than women across the pay distribution, with an unadjusted gender gap in full-time monthly earnings of about 20 log points on average. Including a large set of controls reduces the gap to 5-10 log points. The single most important proximate factor that explains the gap is field of study at university.

For full details and related downloads, please visit: https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=12754

Bibliographic Reference

Francesconi, M and Parey, M. 2018. 'Early Gender Gaps Among University Graduates'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=12754