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Wage gaps between the public and private sectors in Spain

Gerard Lassibille

subject

Economics and EconometricsLabour economicsHigher educationmedia_common.quotation_subject[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Educationprivate sector[SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationWageDifférentiel de salaireHuman capitalEducationWage gap0502 economics and businessEconomics[ SHS.ECO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economies and finances050207 economics[SHS.ECO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Financemedia_commonSecteur privéEarningsEspagnebusiness.industry05 social sciencesPublic sectorpublic sector1. No poverty050301 education[ SHS.EDU ] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationWageEconomic surplusPrivate sector[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and FinanceWork experienceSpain8. Economic growthSecteur publicWage gapsbusiness0503 education

description

Based on data from the last household survey conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estatistica in 1990-91, we estimate separate earnings equations by sector of employment and gender, treating the choice of employment sector as endogenous. From these results we compare the wage-generating process for each subgroup and identify the returns to human capital of males and females working in the public and private sectors. We then decompose overall wage gaps by sector for each gender in order to measure the contribution of education and other personal characteristics to public-private wage differentials and to evaluate the economic surplus that public sector workers receive compared to their private sector counterparts.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1998-02-01
https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01368186