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Exploring the data on Hollywood's gender pay gap

  • Written by Roberto Pedace, Professor of Economics, Scripps College
Michelle Williams arrives at the world premiere of 'All the Money in the World.'Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Audiences were furious to hear that Michelle Williams was paid eight times less than Mark Wahlberg for her starring role in “All the Money in the World” and 1,500 times less for reshoots. He was paid US$1.5 million for...

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