Competition, Takeovers and Gender Discrimination
44 Pages Posted: 20 Aug 2008
There are 3 versions of this paper
Competition, Takeovers and Gender Discrimination
Competition, Takeovers and Gender Discrimination
Competition, Takeovers, and Gender Discrimination
Date Written: June 2008
Abstract
Theories of taste-based discrimination predict that competitive pressures will drive discriminatory behaviour out of the market. Using detailed matched employer-employee data, we analyze how firm takeovers and product market competition are related to the gender composition of the firm's workforce and the gender wage gap. Using a difference-in-difference framework and dealing with several endogeneity concerns, we find that the share of female employees increases as a result of an ownership change, in particular when product market competition is weak. Further, increased competition reduces the gender wage gap, especially among highly educated employees. While the estimated wage effect is quite small, the results support the main theoretical predictions.
Keywords: Competition, Discrimination, Takeovers, Wages
JEL Classification: J2, J31, J7
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?
Recommended Papers
-
By Paul Klemperer and Jeremy Bulow
-
A New Way to Measure Competition
By Jan Boone
-
A New Way to Measure Competition
By Jan Boone
-
Market Structure, Scale Economies and Industry Performance
By Rabah Amir
-
A New Approach to Measuring Competition in the Loan Markets of the Euro Area
-
Endogenous Product Differentiation in Credit Markets: What Do Borrowers Pay for?
By Moshe Kim, Eirik Gaard Kristiansen, ...
-
How (Not) to Measure Competition
By Jan Boone, Jan C. Van Ours, ...
-
How (Not) to Measure Competition
By Jan Boone, Jan C. Van Ours, ...
-
By Rachel Griffith, Jan Boone, ...