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IZA Journal of European Labor Studies

Table 7 Decompositions for subsamples of younger and older employees (aged 25-44, 45-60) with pay gap rows bolded

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

FULL SAMPLE

              

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**

Obs.

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

OLDER

              

public

2.931***

2.917***

0.383***

2.777***

1.535***

2.891***

3.274***

1.321***

2.619***

2.982***

2.682***

1.364***

3.255***

3.270***

private

2.810***

2.941***

0.310***

2.362***

1.315***

2.844***

3.191***

1.185***

2.365***

2.843***

2.359***

1.106***

3.103***

3.131***

difference

0.121***

-0.025

0.073

0.415***

0.220***

0.047***

0.083**

0.136***

0.254***

0.139***

0.323***

0.258***

0.152***

0.138**

explained

0.103***

0.010

0.074**

0.173***

0.097***

0.105***

0.030*

0.109***

0.153***

0.113***

0.161***

0.110***

0.052**

0.052

pub. adv.

0.016

-0.028

-0.001

0.213***

0.116***

-0.049***

0.051*

0.025

0.084***

0.024

0.131***

0.135***

0.081***

0.077*

pri. disadv.

0.002

-0.006

-0.000

0.029***

0.007***

-0.009***

0.002*

0.002

0.017***

0.002

0.031***

0.013***

0.019***

0.010

Obs.

1,207

1,096

1,389

1,194

3,736

3,167

2,202

1,892

3,213

1,688

1,032

2,367

879

477

YOUNGER

              

public

2.766***

2.784***

0.464***

2.358***

1.542***

2.753***

3.149***

1.470***

2.456***

2.876***

2.396***

1.404***

3.077***

3.198***

private

2.715***

2.789***

0.313***

2.156***

1.346***

2.750***

3.135***

1.338***

2.191***

2.768***

2.084***

1.094***

2.964***

3.045***

difference

0.051

-0.005

0.151***

0.202***

0.195***

0.003

0.014

0.132***

0.265***

0.108***

0.312***

0.311***

0.113***

0.152**

explained

0.048***

0.013

0.100***

0.047*

0.084***

0.043***

-0.017

0.125***

0.088***

0.091***

0.084***

0.141***

-0.015

0.066**

pub. adv.

0.003

-0.016

0.046

0.138***

0.105***

-0.035**

0.029

0.007

0.159***

0.015

0.194***

0.153***

0.113***

0.080

pri. disadv.

0.000

-0.002

0.004

0.018***

0.007***

-0.005**

0.001

0.000

0.018***

0.001

0.034***

0.016***

0.014***

0.007

Obs.

1,756

2,128

1,642

1,668

4,748

3,392

2,349

2,119

5,388

1,765

2,072

3,576

1,086

606

 

IT

LT

LU

LV

NL

NO

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

FULL SAMPLE

             

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***

pri. 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***

Obs.

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

OLDER

             

public

2.758***

1.215***

3.481***

1.369***

3.294***

3.145***

1.512***

2.086***

0.749***

2.934***

2.354***

1.199***

3.016***

private

2.607***

1.061***

3.203***

1.063***

3.179***

3.255***

1.222***

1.860***

0.571***

2.940***

2.076***

1.039***

2.904***

difference

0.151***

0.154***

0.278***

0.305***

0.115***

-0.110***

0.291***

0.226***

0.178***

-0.007

0.278***

0.161***

0.112***

explained

0.100***

0.156***

0.084*

0.191***

0.081***

-0.004

0.202***

0.035

0.106**

0.109***

0.331***

0.056***

0.019

pub. adv.

0.043***

-0.002

0.177***

0.103***

0.029

-0.099***

0.082***

0.164***

0.068

-0.111***

-0.048*

0.089***

0.082***

pri. disadv.

0.008***

-0.000

0.017***

0.012***

0.005

-0.007***

0.007***

0.027***

0.004

-0.005***

-0.004*

0.016***

0.011***

Obs.

3,989

1,842

805

1,715

1,012

867

3,294

1,185

1,730

1,004

1,317

2,415

2,012

YOUNGER

             

public

2.678***

1.226***

3.207***

1.583***

3.162***

3.193***

1.419***

2.001***

0.852***

2.925***

2.156***

1.172***

2.999***

private

2.419***

1.063***

2.872***

1.143***

3.036***

3.162***

1.150***

1.707***

0.489***

2.801***

1.966***

1.046***

2.913***

difference

0.260***

0.164***

0.335***

0.440***

0.127***

0.031

0.269***

0.294***

0.363***

0.125**

0.190***

0.125***

0.085***

explained

0.102***

0.142***

0.082***

0.279***

0.021

0.050**

0.209***

0.135***

0.227***

0.019

0.152***

0.070***

-0.022

pub. adv.

0.143***

0.020

0.236***

0.143***

0.095***

-0.019

0.055***

0.145***

0.129***

0.100**

0.035

0.048***

0.096***

pri. disadv.

0.015***

0.002

0.017***

0.017***

0.011***

-0.001

0.005***

0.014***

0.007***

0.006**

0.003

0.007***

0.011***

Obs.

6,230

1,733

2,107

2,011

1,473

1,261

5,292

1,592

2,858

1,489

2,048

3,106

2,427

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