Essays about: "Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition.

  1. 1. The Cost Of Bias : - A Study About Wage Inequality and Discrimination in the U.S. Labor Market

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Gustav Rosén; [2023]
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    Abstract : Wage inequality and discrimination are two interrelated issues that have significant implications for individuals, organizations and society. Although progress has been made over the past decades to address these issues, they continue to exist in many sectors of the labor market. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Gender Differences in Financial Literacy and Wealth in Europe

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Bushra Ahmed; Madhav Mittal; [2021]
    Keywords : Financial literacy; Gender wealth gap;

    Abstract : This paper examines the differences in financial literacy between women and men, and its effect on their financial wealth accumulation. We use the data provided by The Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) under the guidance of The European Central Bank (ECB) and The Household Finance and Consumption Network (HFCN). READ MORE

  5. 4. Gender and Immigrant Wage Differences Among Swedish Real Estate Brokers: Controlling the Wage Gaps for Actual Performance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Axel Averås; Olof Tydén; [2020]
    Keywords : labor discrimination; wage differentials; gender; immigrant status; performance pay;

    Abstract : We employ a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition to investigate the gender and immigrant wage gaps for Swedish real estate brokers. In addition to customary controls for human capital endowments and family variables, we include measures of actual, on-the-job performance. Our purpose is twofold. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dissecting the Comparatively Low Education Premium in Sweden - an Empirical Approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : David Lindquist; Tim Lundqvist; [2018]
    Keywords : Returns to Tertiary Education; Mincer Earnings Function; Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition; Sweden;

    Abstract : Previous studies show that Sweden has the lowest rate of return to tertiary education in the OECD, significantly lower than its Nordic neighbors. Common factors suggested by conventional theory in explaining differences in the education premium are related to relative supply and demand of skilled labor, productivity, labor market features and fiscal policy. READ MORE