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Ruhr Economic Papers #1037

Task Returns and the Gender Pay Gap

Using worker-level task data, I explore if women’s perceived comparative advantages in interactive tasks can contribute to a reduction in the gender pay gap. I find women receive lower returns to interactive tasks, even within occupations, despite increasing female employment shares in interactive-intensive occupations. Perceived comparative advantages in interactive tasks thus do not appear to pay off financially.

ISBN: 978-3-96973-206-9

JEL-Klassifikation: J16, J21, J24, J31

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