Public versus private sector wage gap in Egypt : evidence from quantile regression on panel data
Joint Authors
Tansel, Aysit
Keskin, Khalil Ibrahim
Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 1172-1274 (31 Dec. 2018)45 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
45
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
wage distribution during 1998-2012 using Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey.
We estimate the public-private sector wage gap with Mincer wage equations both at the mean and at different quantiles of the wage distribution.
In this process we take into account observable and unobservable characteristics of the individuals using the panel feature of the data with a fixed effects model.
We address sector of employment selection issue for both males and females.
We find that there is very little evidence of sample selection in our data.
Therefore, we present both the selection corrected results and the results with no selection correction.
We find a persistent public sector wage penalty for males and public sector wage premium for females in the face of extensive sensitivity checks.
They are larger when unobserved heterogeneity is taken into account for males but insignificant for females.
They are similar across the quantiles for males but, smaller at the top than at the bottom of the conditional wage distribution for females.
We further examine the public sector wage gap over time and in different sub-groups according to age and education.
The public sector wage penalty for males has decreased recently over time and is larger for the better educated and younger.
We also find substantial regional differences in public sector wage gap for males.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tansel, Aysit& Keskin, Khalil Ibrahim& Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin. 2018. Public versus private sector wage gap in Egypt : evidence from quantile regression on panel data. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2018, no. 1172-1274.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tansel, Aysit…[et al.]. Public versus private sector wage gap in Egypt : evidence from quantile regression on panel data. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 1172-1274 (Dec. 2018).
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tansel, Aysit& Keskin, Khalil Ibrahim& Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin. Public versus private sector wage gap in Egypt : evidence from quantile regression on panel data. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 1172-1274.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956813
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 21-42
Record ID
BIM-956813