Occupational segregation and gender differentials in earnings in Macedonia

Banerjee, Biswajit

doi:10.1186/2193-9012-3-4

IZA Journal of European Labor Studies

Table 10 Macedonia: Decomposition of gender differences in hourly earnings by occupation ^a

From: Occupational segregation and gender differentials in earnings in Macedonia

	Professionals			Technicians and associate professionals			Clerks
	Assuming wage structure of men	Assuming wage structure of women	Assuming weighted wage structure	Assuming wage structure of men	Assuming wage structure of women	Assuming weighted wage structure	Assuming wage structure of men	Assuming wage structure of women	Assuming weighted wage structure
Total observed log hourly earnings gap	0.0857	0.0857	0.0857	0.0869	0.0869	0.0869	-0.0206	-0.0206	-0.0206
Difference due to selectivity bias	-0.1724	-0.1724	-0.1724	-0.5751	-0.5751	-0.5751	0.1616	0.1616	0.1616
Explained difference due to:	0.0125	0.0776	0.0476	0.0736	0.0487	0.0619	-0.0441	-0.1282	-0.0898
Feminization of occupation	-0.0091	0.0376	0.0161	0.0573	0.0261	0.0426	0.0091	-0.0705	-0.0341
Unexplained difference^b	0.2457	0.1805	0.2105	0.5884	0.6133	0.6001	-0.1381	-0.0540	-0.0925
	Service and sales workers			Craft and related trade workers			Elementary (unskilled) workers
	Assuming wage structure of men	Assuming wage structure of women	Assuming weighted wage structure	Assuming wage structure of men	Assuming wage structure of women	Assuming weighted wage structure	Assuming wage structure of men	Assuming wage structure of women	Assuming weighted wage structure
Total observed log hourly earnings gap	0.2095	0.2095	0.2095	0.2993	0.2993	0.2993	0.1645	0.1645	0.1645
Difference due to selectivity bias	0.2817	0.2817	0.2817	0.6062	0.6062	0.6062	-0.0312	-0.0312	-0.0312
Explained difference due to:	0.1243	0.0975	0.1133	0.2082	0.2500	0.2231	-0.0924	-0.1525	-0.1163
Feminization of occupation	0.1002	0.1024	0.1011	0.2324	0.2732	0.2469	0.0124	0.0052	0.0095
Unexplained difference^b	-0.1966	-0.1697	-0.1855	-0.5151	-0.5568	-0.5299	0.2881	0.3482	0.3120

^aA positive number means earnings difference in favor of men.
^bTotal unexplained difference is the sum of the components attributable to the constant term and the coefficients. Also equal to total earnings gap minus explained difference minus difference due to selectivity bias.

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