Marti, S. V. (2026) · MPRA working paper No. 129330 · 2026
Why Tight Labour Markets Do Not Close Gender Pay Gaps: Evidence from a 27-Country Eurostat Panel
Built a 27-country Eurostat panel (2019–2024, 11 NACE sectors) and estimated employment–gender pay gap association (r ≈ +0.44 cross-sectionally), challenging competitive equalisation as a sole mechanism. Defined composite indices HPI, LR, ERS, TR and a Combined Risk Quadrant (HPI × ERS). Implemented the same metrics and live figures in WorkforceGuard AI with a SHA-256 hash-chained governance log — research methods in a production analytics system.