Data and Code for Pay Transparency and Gender Equality

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jack Blundell, London School of Economics; Emma Duchini, University of Essex; Stefania Simion, University of Bristol; Arthur Turrell, Bank of England

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Project Citation: 

Blundell, Jack , Duchini, Emma, Simion, Stefania, and Turrell, Arthur . Data and Code for Pay Transparency and Gender Equality. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2025. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-04-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/E194342V1

Project Description

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Since 2018, UK firms with at least 250 employees have been mandated to publicly disclose gender equality indicators. Exploiting variations in this mandate across firm size and time, we show that pay transparency closes 19 percent of the gender pay gap by reducing men’s wage growth. By combining different sources of data, we also provide suggestive evidence that the public availability of the equality indicators influences employers’ response as worse performing firms and employers potentially more exposed to public scrutiny seem to reduce their gender pay gap the most.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms pay transparency; gender equality; public disclosure
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J08 Labor Economics Policies
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United Kingdom
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2013 – 2021
Universe:  View help for Universe British Firms with 200-300 employees.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data


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