Download This PaperIncome Inequality and Gender
10 Pages Posted: 5 May 2020
Date Written: April 8, 2020
Abstract
The paper examines the role of gender in overall income inequality. Using panel data on the entire Swedish population over the 2001–2017 period, I show a large and persistent gap in income between men and women. While lower- and middle-income individuals are more likely to be women, only one of six individuals in the top 1% is female. Hence, the income gap between men and women is an important but to-date overlooked dimension of income inequality.
Keywords: Income inequality, Gender, Gender pay gap
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Jacob, Martin, Income Inequality and Gender (April 8, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3562729 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3562729
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