Essays about: "sticky floor effect"

Found 4 essays containing the words sticky floor effect.

  1. 1. The Migrant- and Gender Wage Gaps in Sweden : Evidence from a Quantile Decomposition

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Tilda Nilsson; [2021]
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    Abstract : This thesis investigates the migrant- and gender wage gaps for female immigrants in the Swedish labour market for 2005. By using Swedish microdata on income and taking advantage of decomposition methods, in particular the Blinder-Oaxaca (1973) and the Recentered Influence Function, proposed by Firpo, Fortin and Lemieux (2018), this thesis analyses the pay gaps at the mean and across the distribution. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Gender Wage Gap in Italy : A Quantile Regression Analysis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Roberto Moncada; [2019]
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    Abstract : I investigate the gender wage gap in Italy during the period 1987-2016. The analysis takes advantage of quantile regression framework to estimate gender pay differentials along the wage distribution. The observed gaps show U-shaped patterns during the entire period. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender Wage Gap in Urban Nicaragua: Evidence from Decomposition Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Eduardo Camilo Pacheco Medina; [2013]
    Keywords : Gender wage gap; Nicaragua; discrimination; Oaxaca-Blinder; RIF-regressions.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper empirically investigates explanations to the gender wage gap in urban Nicaragua for 2005 and 2009. For this task, using data from the EMNV survey, we applied an Oaxaca-Blinder (1973) decomposition (standard and correcting for selection bias) of the mean wage and the novel Recentered Influence Function (RIF) regression method introduced by Firpo, Fortin, and Lemieux (2009) for the wage distribution. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gender Earnings Gap in urban Ecuador: Looking beyond Averages

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Tania Elizabeth Guerra Rosero; [2013]
    Keywords : Gender earnings gap; labor market; glass ceiling effect; sticky floor effect; occupational segregation; self-employment; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the gender earnings gaps in urban Ecuador during the period between 2003 and 2012. The difference between the female average earnings and the male average earnings increases from 7% in 2003 to 12% in 2012. READ MORE