The Trade Roots of the Gender Pay Gap

• In Event: Gender and Trade Politics

Brief Overview

We show that 1) sectors employing more men receive disproportionate trade protection, 2) gendered protectionism is a significant contributor to the global wage gap, and 3) gendered protectionism is decreasing with women's representation.

Authors

• Timm Betz, Technical University of Munich

• David Fortunato, University of California-San Diego

• Diana Z. O'Brien, Rice University