Dr Ezgi Kaya
Senior Lecturer in Economics
- KayaE@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 70757
- Aberconway Building, Room E01a, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Dr Ezgi Kaya is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Economics at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University and a fellow at the Global Labor Organization (GLO). She received her PhD in Economics from the IDEA Graduate Programme at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2014. Her research fields include labour economics, applied microeconometrics and economic demography. The focus of some of her recent research is the labour supply behaviour of married women and men, with emphasis on the role of assortative mating, household interactions, and fertility decisions. She is also working on the causes and characteristics of gender gaps in labour market outcomes, the impact of migration policies and the relationship between labour market policies and fertility. She has also carried out research on the identification of peer effects on the co-residence decision of young adults with their parents, a decision that is often associated with fertility, mobility and future labour market outcomes.
Publication
2023
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2023. The UK gender pay gap: Does firm size matter?. Economica
2022
- Jones, M., Kaya, E. and Papps, K. L. 2022. The ongoing impact of gender pay gap transparency legislation. Discussion Paper. IZA – Institute of Labor Economics. Available at: https://docs.iza.org/dp15817
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2022. Performance-related pay and the UK gender pay gap. Discussion Paper. Global Labor Organization (GLO). Available at: https://ideas.repec.org/p/zbw/glodps/1211.html
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2022. The UK gender pay gap: does firm size matter?. Discussion Paper. Global Labor Organization. Available at: https://ideas.repec.org/p/zbw/glodps/1149.html
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2022. Organisational gender pay gaps in the UK: what happened post-transparency?. Discussion Paper. IZA – Institute of Labor Economics. Available at: https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/15342/organisational-gender-pay-gaps-in-the-uk-what-happened-post-transparency
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2022. The gender pay gap: what can we learn from Northern Ireland?. Oxford Economic Papers 74(1), pp. 94-114. (10.1093/oep/gpab017)
2021
- Kaya, E. 2021. Gender wage gap trends in Europe: The role of occupational skill prices. International Labour Review (10.1111/ilr.12338)
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2021. The gender pay gap in UK medicine. IZA – Institute of Labor Economics.
- Kaya, E. 2021. Gender wage gap across the distribution: What is the role of within- and between-firm effects?. IZA Journal of Development and Migration 12(1), article number: 14. (10.2478/izajodm-2021-0014)
2020
- Adamopoulou, E. and Kaya, E. 2020. Not just a work permit: EU citizenship and the consumption behavior of documented and undocumented immigrants. Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne d'Économique 53(4), pp. 1552-1598. (10.1111/caje.12479)
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2020. The gender pay gap: what can we learn from Northern Ireland?. Discussion Paper. IZA – Institute of Labor Economics. Available at: http://ftp.iza.org/dp13318.pdf
2019
- Guner, N., Kaya, E. and Sánchez-Marcos, V. 2019. Labor market frictions and lowest low fertility. Discussion Paper. Bonn: IZA Institute of Labor Economics. Available at: http://ftp.iza.org/dp12771.pdf
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2019. Understanding the gender pay gap within the UK public sector. London: Office of Manpower Economics. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-the-gender-pay-gap-within-the-uk-public-sector
- Adamopoulou, E. and Kaya, E. 2019. Not just a work permit: EU citizenship and the consumption behavior of documented and undocumented immigrants. Discussion Paper. Bonn: IZA Institute of Labor Economics. Available at: http://ftp.iza.org/dp12642
- Kaya, E. 2019. Gender wage gap across the quantiles: What is the role of firm segregation?. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Economics Working Papers. Available at: http://carbsecon.com/wp/E2019_7.pdf
2018
- Adamopoulou, E. and Kaya, E. 2018. Young adults living with their parents and the influence of peers. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 80(3), pp. 689-713. (10.1111/obes.12198)
2017
- Kaya, E. 2017. Quantile regression and the gender wage gap: is there a glass ceiling in the Turkish labor market?. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
2016
- Adamopoulou, E. and Kaya, E. 2016. Young adults living with their parents and the influence of peers. Discussion Paper. Bonn, Germany: IZA. Available at: http://ftp.iza.org/dp10070.pdf
2014
- Kaya, E. 2014. Gender wage gap trends in Europe: the role of occupational allocation and skill prices. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Kaya, E. 2014. Heterogeneous couples, household interactions and labor supply elasticities of married women. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Guner, N., Kaya, E. and Sanchez-Marcos, V. 2014. Gender gaps in Spain: policies and outcomes over the last three decades. SERIEs- Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 5(1), pp. 61-103. (10.1007/s13209-014-0104-z)
2010
- Kaya, E. 2010. Gini decomposition by gender: Turkish case. Brussels Economic Review 53(1), pp. 59-83.
Articles
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2023. The UK gender pay gap: Does firm size matter?. Economica
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2022. The gender pay gap: what can we learn from Northern Ireland?. Oxford Economic Papers 74(1), pp. 94-114. (10.1093/oep/gpab017)
- Kaya, E. 2021. Gender wage gap trends in Europe: The role of occupational skill prices. International Labour Review (10.1111/ilr.12338)
- Kaya, E. 2021. Gender wage gap across the distribution: What is the role of within- and between-firm effects?. IZA Journal of Development and Migration 12(1), article number: 14. (10.2478/izajodm-2021-0014)
- Adamopoulou, E. and Kaya, E. 2020. Not just a work permit: EU citizenship and the consumption behavior of documented and undocumented immigrants. Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne d'Économique 53(4), pp. 1552-1598. (10.1111/caje.12479)
- Adamopoulou, E. and Kaya, E. 2018. Young adults living with their parents and the influence of peers. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 80(3), pp. 689-713. (10.1111/obes.12198)
- Guner, N., Kaya, E. and Sanchez-Marcos, V. 2014. Gender gaps in Spain: policies and outcomes over the last three decades. SERIEs- Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 5(1), pp. 61-103. (10.1007/s13209-014-0104-z)
- Kaya, E. 2010. Gini decomposition by gender: Turkish case. Brussels Economic Review 53(1), pp. 59-83.
Monographs
- Jones, M., Kaya, E. and Papps, K. L. 2022. The ongoing impact of gender pay gap transparency legislation. Discussion Paper. IZA – Institute of Labor Economics. Available at: https://docs.iza.org/dp15817
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2022. Performance-related pay and the UK gender pay gap. Discussion Paper. Global Labor Organization (GLO). Available at: https://ideas.repec.org/p/zbw/glodps/1211.html
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2022. The UK gender pay gap: does firm size matter?. Discussion Paper. Global Labor Organization. Available at: https://ideas.repec.org/p/zbw/glodps/1149.html
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2022. Organisational gender pay gaps in the UK: what happened post-transparency?. Discussion Paper. IZA – Institute of Labor Economics. Available at: https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/15342/organisational-gender-pay-gaps-in-the-uk-what-happened-post-transparency
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2021. The gender pay gap in UK medicine. IZA – Institute of Labor Economics.
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2020. The gender pay gap: what can we learn from Northern Ireland?. Discussion Paper. IZA – Institute of Labor Economics. Available at: http://ftp.iza.org/dp13318.pdf
- Guner, N., Kaya, E. and Sánchez-Marcos, V. 2019. Labor market frictions and lowest low fertility. Discussion Paper. Bonn: IZA Institute of Labor Economics. Available at: http://ftp.iza.org/dp12771.pdf
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2019. Understanding the gender pay gap within the UK public sector. London: Office of Manpower Economics. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-the-gender-pay-gap-within-the-uk-public-sector
- Adamopoulou, E. and Kaya, E. 2019. Not just a work permit: EU citizenship and the consumption behavior of documented and undocumented immigrants. Discussion Paper. Bonn: IZA Institute of Labor Economics. Available at: http://ftp.iza.org/dp12642
- Kaya, E. 2019. Gender wage gap across the quantiles: What is the role of firm segregation?. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Economics Working Papers. Available at: http://carbsecon.com/wp/E2019_7.pdf
- Kaya, E. 2017. Quantile regression and the gender wage gap: is there a glass ceiling in the Turkish labor market?. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Adamopoulou, E. and Kaya, E. 2016. Young adults living with their parents and the influence of peers. Discussion Paper. Bonn, Germany: IZA. Available at: http://ftp.iza.org/dp10070.pdf
- Kaya, E. 2014. Gender wage gap trends in Europe: the role of occupational allocation and skill prices. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Kaya, E. 2014. Heterogeneous couples, household interactions and labor supply elasticities of married women. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Jones, M. and Kaya, E. 2022. The gender pay gap: what can we learn from Northern Ireland?. Oxford Economic Papers 74(1), pp. 94-114. (10.1093/oep/gpab017)
- Kaya, E. 2021. Gender wage gap trends in Europe: The role of occupational skill prices. International Labour Review (10.1111/ilr.12338)
- Kaya, E. 2021. Gender wage gap across the distribution: What is the role of within- and between-firm effects?. IZA Journal of Development and Migration 12(1), article number: 14. (10.2478/izajodm-2021-0014)
- Adamopoulou, E. and Kaya, E. 2020. Not just a work permit: EU citizenship and the consumption behavior of documented and undocumented immigrants. Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne d'Économique 53(4), pp. 1552-1598. (10.1111/caje.12479)
- Adamopoulou, E. and Kaya, E. 2018. Young adults living with their parents and the influence of peers. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 80(3), pp. 689-713. (10.1111/obes.12198)
- Guner, N., Kaya, E. and Sanchez-Marcos, V. 2014. Gender gaps in Spain: policies and outcomes over the last three decades. SERIEs- Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 5(1), pp. 61-103. (10.1007/s13209-014-0104-z)
- Kaya, E. 2010. Gini decomposition by gender: Turkish case. Brussels Economic Review 53(1), pp. 59-83.
Research
Research interests
Labour Economics, Applied Microeconometrics, Economic Demography
Teaching
Teaching commitments
- BS1545 Contemporary Economic Issues (undergraduate - Module leader)
- BS3558 Labour Economics (undergraduate)
- BST281 Microeconometric Practice (graduate - Module leader)
Supervisions
Supervised areas
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of labour economics and economic demography, especially topics related to gender, fertility, migration, and effectiveness of policy and programmes.
Current supervision

Mr John Poole
Research student

Mr Jiarui Nan
Research student

Miss Aohan Gao
Research student

Miss Suzanna Nesom
Research student

Mr Imran Khan
Research student

Miss Julia Diniz
Research student