Does job mismatch affect wage and job turnover differently by gender?. Issue 3 (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Choi, Sun-Ki; Hur, Hyungjo
• Is Part Of: Education economics. Volume 28:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 291
• Page End: 310
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Wage differential -- gender wage inequality -- turnover -- job mismatch -- horizontal mismatch -- ordered Heckman; J2 -- J24 -- J6 -- J61 -- J63 -- J7 -- J71; Education -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; 338.4737
• DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2019.1710464
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0964-5292

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study analyzes college graduates in the workplace to evaluate the effects of horizontal mismatches between education and jobs on wages and mobility. Using the Heckman-Lee and probit models, this study shows that a gender wage gap still exists. However, the size of the gender wage differential depends on the extent of mismatch. Specifically, the female wage penalty decreases from closely-related to somewhat-related and then increases from somewhat-related to not-related. We also show that the wage penalty motivates females to change jobs more often.