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IZA Journal of European Labor Studies

Table 1 OR Decompositions (ln hourly wage, full sample, public sector defined as NACE L=Public Administration)

From: Exploring the public-private sector wage gap in European countries

 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

ES

FI

GR

HU

IE

IS

HOURLY WAGE

public

2.847***

2.842***

0.428***

2.538***

1.539***

2.829***

3.211***

1.399***

2.536***

2.933***

2.507***

1.389***

3.180***

3.235***

private

2.753***

2.839***

0.311***

2.242***

1.333***

2.794***

3.162***

1.266***

2.253***

2.805***

2.173***

1.098***

3.023***

3.082***

difference

0.095***

0.004

0.117***

0.296***

0.206***

0.034***

0.049**

0.133***

0.283***

0.128***

0.334***

0.291***

0.157***

0.153***

explained

0.092***

0.036***

0.087***

0.097***

0.091***

0.087***

0.001

0.111***

0.151***

0.115***

0.144***

0.133***

0.061***

0.066***

pub. adv.

0.003

−0.028**

0.027

0.176***

0.108***

−0.045***

0.046**

0.020

0.115***

0.012

0.159***

0.143***

0.081***

0.078**

pri. disadv.

0.000

−0.005**

0.002

0.023***

0.007***

−0.007***

0.002**

0.001

0.017***

0.001

0.031***

0.014***

0.014***

0.008**

percent

              

explained

96.84%

900.00%

74.36%

32.77%

44.17%

255.88%

15.87%

83.46%

53.36%

89.84%

43.11%

45.70%

38.85%

43.14%

pub. adv..

3.16%

−700.00%

23.08%

59.46%

52.43%

−132.35%

76.19%

15.04%

40.64%

9.38%

47.60%

49.14%

51.59%

50.98%

pri. disadv.

0.00%

−125.00%

1.71%

7.77%

3.40%

−20.59%

6.35%

0.75%

6.01%

0.78%

9.28%

4.81%

8.92%

5.23%

observ.

2,963

3,224

3,031

2,862

8,484

6,559

4,551

4,011

8,601

3,453

3,104

5,943

1,965

1,083

 

IT

LT

LU

LV

NL

NO

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

HOURLY WAGE

public

2.719***

1.221***

3.297***

1.486***

3.227***

3.171***

1.451***

2.047***

0.814***

2.928***

2.235***

1.185***

3.007***

private

2.489***

1.062***

2.962***

1.106***

3.092***

3.200***

1.178***

1.770***

0.520***

2.858***

2.009***

1.043***

2.909***

difference

0.230***

0.159***

0.335***

0.380***

0.134***

−0.029

0.273***

0.277***

0.294***

0.070*

0.226***

0.142***

0.098***

explained

0.143***

0.142***

0.106***

0.241***

0.070***

0.044***

0.210***

0.124***

0.184***

0.042*

0.225***

0.063***

0.001

pub. adv.

0.077***

0.015

0.212***

0.124***

0.056***

−0.069***

0.058***

0.135***

0.104***

0.027

0.001

0.068***

0.086***

priv. disadv.

0.010***

0.001

0.017***

0.015***

0.008***

−0.004***

0.005***

0.017***

0.006***

0.001

0.000

0.011***

0.011***

percent

             

explained

62.17%

89.31%

31.64%

63.42%

52.24%

−152.00%

76.92%

44.77%

62.59%

60.00%

99.56%

44.37%

2.04%

pub. adv.

33.48%

9.43%

63.28%

32.63%

41.79%

238.00%

21.25%

48.74%

35.37%

38.57%

0.44%

47.89%

93.88%

pri. disadv.

4.35%

0.63%

5.07%

3.95%

5.97%

14.00%

1.83%

6.14%

2.04%

1.43%

0.00%

7.75%

4.08%

observ.

10,219

3,575

2,912

3,726

2,485

2,128

8,586

2,777

4,588

2,493

3,365

5,521

4,439

  1. Note: Three stars indicate significance at the 1%, two stars at the 5% and one star at the 10% level. Pay gaps are Bolded.
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