This paper provides new evidence on the magnitude and determinants of regional differences in the gender pay gap. On the basis of a comprehensive data set of all full-time employees in Germany, we explain the profound variation of the gender pay gap at a small-scale level with theory-based individual and job-related characteristics. Using the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, we find pronounced spatial differences in the impact of the considered determinants. Whereas gender differences in job-related characteristics are important drivers in regions with a high gender pay gap, individual characteristics come into effect in regions with a low and negative gap. The results underscore the role played by the establishment composition in a region and the kind of jobs provided for gendered earnings.

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女性在哪些方面比男性挣得更多？解释性别薪酬差距的地区差异

本文为性别薪酬差距区域差异的幅度和决定因素提供了新的证据。基于德国所有全职员工的综合数据集，我们以理论为基础的个人和工作相关特征，在小范围内解释了性别薪酬差距的深刻变化。使用 Oaxaca-Blinder 分解，我们发现所考虑的决定因素的影响存在明显的空间差异。在性别薪酬差距较大的地区，工作相关特征的性别差异是重要的驱动因素，而个人特征则在差距较小且为负的地区产生影响。结果强调了一个地区机构构成所发挥的作用以及为性别收入提供的工作类型。