Pay dispersion and earnings for women and men

A study of Swedish doctors

Bibliographic Data

ID12920599
AuthorsAlison M Konrad (0000-0001-6231-2307, Western University, corresponding author), Yang Yang (0000-0002-3705-7612, University of Pennsylvania), Kathleen Cannings (Uppsala University)
Year2012
Volume27
Issue4
Pages249-270
Publication date2012-06-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGender in Management An International Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1754-2413 • E-ISSN: 1754-2421
PublisherEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/17542411211244795
OpenAlexW2050370290
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited61

Purpose Relatively little research has examined whether pay dispersion influences men's and women's earnings differently. The purpose of this paper is to fill this research gap. Design/methodology/approach The authors used survey design and multiple regressions to analyze a sample of 650 Swedish medical doctors. Findings Pay dispersion was found to be negatively associated with both men's and women's earnings. These effects were contingent on compensation informality and the individual's position in the pay structure. Specifically, when pay dispersion was high, high compensation informality resulted in women being paid less. The interaction of pay dispersion and compensation informality was unrelated to men's earnings. Also, women who were paid less suffered larger penalties when pay dispersion was higher, but their female counterparts who were paid more gained from the existence of greater pay dispersion. Originality/value Examining the structure of labor markets on individual outcomes is increasing in importance due to the boundaryless nature of contemporary careers. As people cross functional, organizational, industrial, and even occupational boundaries more frequently in their career lifetimes, they are increasingly exposed to the structural effects of external labor markets. As such, the effects of factors such as pay dispersion and compensation informality in the market are becoming increasingly significant to the fortunes of women and men facing those conditions

Compensation (psychology · Demographic economics · Dispersion (optics · Earnings · Economics · Gender pay gap · Labour economics · Originality · Position (finance · Value (mathematics · Wage · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Accounting

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