Table 9 Macedonia: Actual and predicted occupational distribution according to sex (based on coefficients for men) and wage gap due to differences in occupational distribution
From: Occupational segregation and gender differentials in earnings in Macedonia
| Â | Observed occupational | Predicted occupational | Observed difference | Explained difference | Unexplained difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | distribution | distribution | Â | Â | Â | ||
| Â | Men | Women | Men | Women | Â | Â | Â |
|  | M a | W a | M p | W p | M a –W a | M a –W p | W p –W a |
Occupation | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) = (1) – (2) | (6) = (1) – (4) | (7) = (4) – (2) |
Managers and senior officials | 0.0390 | 0.0192 | 0.0390 | 0.0462 | 0.0198 | -0.0072 | 0.0269 |
Professionals | 0.0929 | 0.1685 | 0.0929 | 0.1128 | -0.0756 | -0.0199 | -0.0557 |
Technicians and associate professionals | 0.0953 | 0.1319 | 0.0953 | 0.1086 | -0.0366 | -0.0133 | -0.0232 |
Clerks | 0.0817 | 0.1502 | 0.0817 | 0.0974 | -0.0685 | -0.0157 | -0.0527 |
Service and sales workers | 0.1628 | 0.1755 | 0.1628 | 0.1528 | -0.0127 | 0.0100 | -0.0227 |
Craft and related trade workers | 0.2448 | 0.2098 | 0.2448 | 0.2206 | 0.0350 | 0.0242 | 0.0108 |
Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 0.1809 | 0.0399 | 0.1809 | 0.1767 | 0.1411 | 0.0042 | 0.1368 |
Elementary (unskilled) occupations | 0.1026 | 0.1051 | 0.1026 | 0.0849 | -0.0025 | 0.0177 | -0.0203 |
| Â | Â | Â | Observed wage gap | Wage gap due to differences in occupational distribution | Â | Â | |
| Â | Ln (hourly earnings) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Men | Women | Â | Explained | Unexplained | Â | Â |
|  | Ln Y m | Ln Y w | Ln Y m – Ln Y w | (M a – W p ) x Ln Y m | (W p – W a ) x Ln Y m |  |  |
| Â | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | Â | Â |
Managers and senior officials | 4.2994 | 4.0965 | 0.2029 | -0.0308 | 0.1158 | Â | Â |
Professionals | 4.2382 | 4.1526 | 0.0856 | -0.0844 | -0.2359 | Â | Â |
Technicians and associate professionals | 4.0715 | 3.9846 | 0.0869 | -0.0542 | -0.0946 | Â | Â |
Clerks | 3.9127 | 3.9334 | -0.0206 | -0.0616 | -0.2063 | Â | Â |
Service and sales workers | 3.8152 | 3.6057 | 0.2095 | 0.0380 | -0.0865 | Â | Â |
Craft and related trade workers | 3.7926 | 3.4933 | 0.2993 | 0.0919 | 0.0410 | Â | Â |
Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 3.8152 | 3.5106 | 0.3046 | 0.0161 | 0.5221 | Â | Â |
Elementary (unskilled) occupations | 3.5462 | 3.3817 | 0.1645 | 0.0628 | -0.0718 | Â | Â |
All | 8.9923 | 8.8567 | 0.1356 | -0.0221 | -0.0164 | Â | Â |