CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Khvitia, Ekaterine |
|---|---|
| Title | Gender Gap In Expected Earnings And The Role Of Information: Evidence From Georgia |
| Summary | This is not a subject of dispute that there exists a gender pay gap. One of the determinants of the realized wages is considered to be investments in education. This paper analyses the gender gap in the expected earnings of students in Georgia. The unique data set makes it possible to examine whether students had biased beliefs and how the information provision may contribute to the gender gap. Using the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition method thesis finds that the highest expected earnings differentials are among those students who chose specializations of exact and natural sciences, art and humanities, and law. The largest part of the explained part of the gender gap is due to the school fixed effects. And the most important contribution of the paper is that it finds the significance and the positive effect of the information provision on the gender gap. |
| Supervisor | Weber, Andrea |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/khvitia_ekaterine.pdf |
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