Appetites Grow with Age: Wage Expectations among Slovak Men and Women
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| Year of publication | 2021 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Ekonomický časopis |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://www.sav.sk/?lang=sk&doc=journal-list&part=article_response_page&journal_article_no=27262 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.31577/ekoncas.2021.09.01 |
| Keywords | reservation wage; gender wage gap; masculinity; adjusted wage gap; inequality |
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| Description | The present study investigated whether gender differences in wage expecta- tions (reservation wage and expected wage level after probation) could be con- sidered as a reliable explanation of the gender wage gap. First, whether women are willing to accept lower wage offers than men do was examined. Then socio- economic and demographic factors that affect wage expectations in relation to a post of a regional manager in a winery were identified. A total of 381 Slovaks (201 female) participated in the study. Generally, women and men stated similar wage expectations despite significantly different actual incomes. Next, correla- tion analysis showed that reservation wage was positively related to personal income and masculinity controlling for age (the expected wage level after the probationary period was not related to any of the measured variables), whereas hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed personal income and mascu- linity as significant predictor of reservation wage. Finally, after dividing partic- ipants into age quartiles, ANOVA revealed that with increasing age wage expec- tations increased as well. |