Income Differentials on Regional Labour Markets in Southwest Germany

Authors

  • Alice Guyot University of Mannheim, Center for small- and medium-sized business research, L9, 1-2, 68161 Mannheim
  • Stefan Berwing University of Mannheim, Center for small- and medium-sized business research, L9, 1-2, 68161 Mannheim
  • Maria Lauxen-Ulbrich University of Mannheim, Center for small- and medium-sized business research, L9, 1-2, 68161 Mannheim

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN0903379G

Keywords:

Regional economics, Regional data, Wage differentials, Wage gap

Abstract

The aim of our paper is to identify explanatory variables for income disparities between women and men across different regional types. Using data from the BA Employment Panel (BEP) descriptive statistics show that the gender pay gap grows wider from core regions to periphery. The main explanatory variables for the income differentials are vocational education in the men’s case and size of enterprise in the women’s case. Whereas in the case of women the importance of vocational status increases and the importance of size of enterprise decreases from rural areas to urban areas.

Key words: Regional economics, Regional data, Wage differentials, Wage gap.
JEL: J16, J24, J31, R21, R23.

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Published

2009-10-10

How to Cite

Guyot, A., Berwing, S., & Lauxen-Ulbrich, M. (2009). Income Differentials on Regional Labour Markets in Southwest Germany. Panoeconomicus, 56(3), 379–396. https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN0903379G

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Preliminary report