The Gender Gap in Private Pensions

In many western countries, older women receive considerably less private pension income than older men on average. We analyse this differential in Britain, examining differences between the sexes both in private pension coverage and in pension income conditional on receipt. Using regression-based de...

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Main Authors:	Bardasi, Elena, Jenkins, Stephen P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Retirement Retirement Policies J260 Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits Private Pensions J320
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5003

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spelling	okr-10986-50032021-04-23T14:02:20Z The Gender Gap in Private Pensions Bardasi, Elena Jenkins, Stephen P. Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Retirement Retirement Policies J260 Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits Private Pensions J320 In many western countries, older women receive considerably less private pension income than older men on average. We analyse this differential in Britain, examining differences between the sexes both in private pension coverage and in pension income conditional on receipt. Using regression-based decompositions, we show that both gender gaps are associated mainly with differences in returns to personal characteristics rather than with differences in personal characteristics per se. 2012-03-30T07:30:47Z 2012-03-30T07:30:47Z 2010 Journal Article Bulletin of Economic Research 03073378 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5003 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	In many western countries, older women receive considerably less private pension income than older men on average. We analyse this differential in Britain, examining differences between the sexes both in private pension coverage and in pension income conditional on receipt. Using regression-based decompositions, we show that both gender gaps are associated mainly with differences in returns to personal characteristics rather than with differences in personal characteristics per se.
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author	Bardasi, Elena Jenkins, Stephen P.
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title	The Gender Gap in Private Pensions
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The Gender Gap in Private Pensions

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