Essays about: "Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition"

Found 5 essays containing the words Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition.

  1. 1. Decomposing grade inflation in Sweden's compulsory school

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elias Nilsson; Sofie Liang; [2021]
    Keywords : grade inflation; municipal schools; free schools; Sweden’s school system; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In Swedish media, there has been a heated debate regarding the school system. Since 1992, free schools, which are similar to voucher schools, have been permitted as a competitor to municipal schools. READ MORE

  3. 2. Discrimination in the German Labor Market : The migration crisis 2015 and its effect on discrimination

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Rijad Omerovic; Arda Kucukyavuz; [2021]
    Keywords : Linear Probability Model; Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition; Public Attitudes; Immigration; Germany; Migration Crisis; Employment; Employment Probability; Labor Market; Discrimination; Human Capital;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes how the explained and unexplained part of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition has changed due to a shift in attitudes towards immigrants in Germany. We use the migration crisis in 2015 as an exogenous source of variation in attitudes towards immigrants. READ MORE

  4. 3. The gender wage gap in Italy : Study on the changes in the wage gap during the period of financial crisis

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Boguslawa Aleksandra Stec; Raneem Jisri; [2020]
    Keywords : gender wage gap; financial crisis; pay gap; Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition; Italy;

    Abstract : Everywhere around the world, whether in developing or developed countries, women earn less than men. This phenomenon is in no way new and it has been investigated for many years. Still, in today’s modern society, the wage gap does not appear to be closing. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Equal Pay for Equal Work or Unequal Pay for Equal Work?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tove Jarl; [2013]
    Keywords : China; gender; wage gap; transition economy; Oaxaca-Blinder; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study investigates how the Chinese transition from a planned economy towards an emerging market economy has affected the income gap between men and women in urban China. Before the market reform, non-market mechanisms allocated labour and wages. READ MORE