Artikel
The public-private sector wage gap in Latvia
This study investigates the public-private sector wage gap in Latvia using microdata from the labour force survey. The severity of public sector wage cuts employed as a response to the economic crisis and subsequent recovery provides a test bed to analyse whether and how the public-private sector wage gap has adjusted after consolidation-driven wage cuts. Findings reveal that the observed wage gap is slightly in favour of the public sector; however, once differences in individual characteristics and selection effects are considered, results point to a private sector wage premium. Findings also suggest that the private sector wage premium has increased since the pre-crisis period. A significant private sector wage premium raises doubts on whether a system that is reliant on discretionary fiscal measures is efficient enough in eliminating unwarranted differences in wage. In particular, whether a re-adjustment process of public sector wages works after consolidation-driven wage cuts.
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Englisch
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Journal: Baltic Journal of Economics ; ISSN: 2334-4385 ; Volume: 18 ; Year: 2018 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 25-50 ; London: Taylor & Francis
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
Labor Standards: Public Policy
- Thema
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Double sample selection
Oaxaca-Ransom decomposition
public sector wages
public-private sector wage gap
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Vilerts, Karlis
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Veröffentlichung
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Taylor & Francis
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London
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2018
- DOI
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doi:10.1080/1406099X.2018.1457356
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- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Beteiligte
- Vilerts, Karlis
- Taylor & Francis
Entstanden
- 2018
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