Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP3549
Authors: David Blackaby; Alison L. Booth; Jeff Frank
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.
Keywords: discrimination; earnings; gender; promotions
JEL Codes: J16; J33; J71
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| outside offers (L24) | earnings (J31) |
| outside offers (L24) | earnings (for men) (J31) |
| outside offers (L24) | earnings (for women) (J31) |
| perceptions of discrimination (J71) | earnings disparities (J31) |
| perceptions of discrimination (J71) | application for outside jobs (for women) (J68) |