Measuring the gender wage gap : a methodological note
Abstract
We propose to estimate the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition by a single-equation model augmented with interactions between the group membership and other predictors. The relative importance of predictors on the discriminatory wage gap is examined by the interaction coefficients, which may lead to very different conclusions than the usual percentage calculations using the detailed decomposition method. Comparisons are made between the traditional interpretations and those suggested here using wage data from Finland. The decomposition analysis suggests that the discriminatory male-female wage gap is largely related to work experience, while our preferred model points to the importance of family gap and working industry.
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Research article
Published
2020
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Routledge
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Peer reviewed
ISSN
0003-6846
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2019.1687840
Language
English
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Applied Economics
Citation
- Maczulskij, T., & Nyblom, J. (2020). Measuring the gender wage gap : a methodological note. Applied Economics, 52(21), 2239-2249. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2019.1687840
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