What can monopsony explain of the gender wage differential in Italy?

TitleWhat can monopsony explain of the gender wage differential in Italy?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsSulis, G
JournalInternational Journal of Manpower
Volume32
Issue4
Pagination446-470
Abstract

This paper seeks to study gender wage differentials in Italy using first‐order predictions of monopsony‐search models. It compares empirical predictions of these models against other competing ones of wage determination in non‐competitive settings.

URLhttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/01437721111148559
DOI10.1108/01437721111148559
Keywordselasticity of labour supply, employer size‐effect, gender wage differentials, italy, monopsony, pay differentials, scala mobile