Arbeitspapier

Public-Private Sector Wage Differentials in Australia

This paper examines wage differentials between public sector and private sector workers in Australia. After controlling for observed characteristics and individual fixed effects, we show that on average workers in the public sector earn about 5.1% percent more hourly wages than those in the private sector. The wage premium is slightly higher for females than males. Using a panel data quantile regression model with fixed effects, we show that the positive wage effects of public sector employment are heterogeneous, with comparatively larger impact at the lower end of the wage distribution than at other parts. We also find evidence of heterogeneity in the public sector wage premiums by qualification, time period, occupation and state/territory.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 10719

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Public Sector Labor Markets
Thema
public sector
private sector
wage gap

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Mahuteau, Stéphane
Mavromaras, Kostas G.
Richardson, Sue
Zhu, Rong
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2017

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Mahuteau, Stéphane
  • Mavromaras, Kostas G.
  • Richardson, Sue
  • Zhu, Rong
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2017

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