Economics, Econometrics and Finance
4 years ago

Children driving gender wage gap: Men with kids earn more.

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Are children driving the gender wage gap? Comparative evidence from Poland and Hungary
Ewa Cukrowska‐Torzewska, Anna Lovász

Paper Summary

The study looked at how having children affects the wage gap between men and women in Poland and Hungary. They found that most of the wage gap is due to men with children earning more than men without children, rather than mothers being paid less.

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