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Inter-regional wage dispersion in Portugal

This paper examines the size o inter-regional wage dispersion in Portugal. For this purpose, we estimate a Mincer-type human capital wage equation, including controls for a large number of regions, and calculate a weighted and adjusted standard deviation (WASD) of inter-regional wage differentials. The value is high and quite stable over time. The highest wages are found in the region of Lisbon. Moreover, the results are quite sensitive to inclusion of human capital and industry controls. A decomposition analysis reveals that differences average years of education and in the return to education across regions account for a significant fraction of observed wage differentials.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 1664

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
General Regional Economics (includes Regional Data)
Thema
regions
wages
human capital
Portugal

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Vieira, José António Cabral
Couto, João Pedro Almeida
Tiago, Maria Teresa Borges
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2005

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Vieira, José António Cabral
  • Couto, João Pedro Almeida
  • Tiago, Maria Teresa Borges
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2005

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