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The gender pay gap: Solomon W. Polachek in conversation with Daniel S. Hamermesh

The gender pay gap: Solomon W. Polachek in conversation with Daniel S. Hamermesh

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The gender pay gap: Solomon W. Polachek in conversation with Daniel S Hamermesh

In this conversation Solomon W. Polachek talks about what contributes to the gender pay gap and why the gender pay gap has been narrowing not only in the U.S. but universally. Polachek also comments on the implications of China's three-child policy and what steps governments can take in order to reduce the gender pay gap. Watch the full video to find out whether there is unconscious discrimination when it comes to the gender wage gap and what can be done about that.

Read Solomon W. Polachek's article Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap.

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Panel discussion on labor-force participation issues: Hie Joo Ahn, John Coglianese & Jason Faberman

Panel discussion on labor-force participation issues: Hie Joo Ahn and John Coglianese from the Federal Reserve, and Jason Faberman from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in discussion with Dan S. Hamermesh

Read related IZA World of Labor articles:

Improvement in European labor force participation by Daniel Gros
Encouraging women’s labor force participation in transition countries by Norberto Pignatti
Women’s labor force participation by Anne E. Winkler
Female labor force participation and development by Sher Verick
Measuring employment and unemployment by Andrea Brandolini and Eliana Viviano
Recruiting intensity by R. Jason Faberman

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