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Title: Outside Offers and the Gender Pay Gap: Empirical Evidence from the UK

Author(s): David Blackaby, Alison L Booth and Jeff Frank

Publication Date: September 2002

Keyword(s): discrimination, earnings, gender and promotions

Programme Area(s): Labour Economics

Abstract: Using a unique data source on academic economist labour market experiences, we explore gender, pay and promotions. In addition to earnings and productivity measures, we have information on outside offers and perceptions of discrimination. In contrast to the existing literature, we find both a gender promotions gap and a within-rank gender pay gap. A driving factor may be the role of outside offers: men receive more outside offers than women of comparable characteristics, and gain higher pay increases in response to outside offers. This may arise due to discrimination, and we find that perceptions of discrimination and also outside job applications correlate with an individual receiving earnings below that expected, given their characteristics.

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Blackaby, D, Booth, A and Frank, J. 2002. 'Outside Offers and the Gender Pay Gap: Empirical Evidence from the UK'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=3549