Table 2

Detailed Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition

Endogenous variable: annual labour income (in logs)CoefficientRobust SEzp > z[95% conf. interval]
Full sample 832,985 EE obs.Prediction males8.822***0.0032543.20.0008.8158.829
Prediction females8.692***0.0032605.20.0008.6868.699
Difference0.130***0.00527.00.0000.1200.139
Endowments0.030***0.0056.30.0000.0210.039
Coefficients0.122***0.00273.80.0000.1190.125
Interaction−0.022***0.002−12.00.000−0.026−0.018
Detailed decompositionMen coefficientsWomen coefficientsMean values for menMean values for womenEndowmentsCoefficientsInteraction
 Days working in the company (logs)0.917***0.897***4.7624.6980.05764***0.09331***0.00128***
Association factor (logs)0.049***0.086***0.1190.0950.00206***−0.00351***−0.00088***
Age (years) (logs)0.215***0.192***3.6543.657−0.00054***0.08416***−0.00006**
Educational levelBasic studies−0.054***−0.074***24.54%18.87%−0.00418***0.00367***0.00110***
Higher vocational training0.019***−0.014***7.07%7.05%0.00000.00233***0.0000
Medium vocational training−0.005−0.033***6.98%7.24%0.00009***0.00204***−0.00007***
No studies−0.089***−0.098***16.62%9.92%−0.00659***0.00095**0.00064**
School graduate−0.067***−0.083***6.71%5.45%−0.00104***0.00083***0.00019***
Other medium degrees0.013−0.0080.58%0.98%0.00000.0002−0.0001
University diploma0.044***0.043***2.45%6.74%−0.00185***0.00010.0000
Non-university higher studies0.087***0.090***0.43%0.53%−0.00009***0.00000.0000
Architect or technical engineer0.098***0.118***1.47%0.62%0.00101***−0.00012*−0.00017*
High school or more−0.008***−0.005**16.21%18.57%0.00013**−0.00040.0001
Not reported−0.135***−0.101***3.37%1.69%−0.00170***−0.00057***−0.00057***
Master or PhD0.045***0.090***3.64%6.04%−0.00217***−0.00274***0.00109***
Bachelor's degree or university degree0.051***0.075***9.92%16.30%−0.00480***−0.00393***0.00154***
Occupation groupTechnical engineers, graduate assistants0.255***0.232***4.78%9.55%−0.01108***0.00214***−0.00107***
 Administrative officers0.018***0.0038.54%13.36%−0.00010.00212***−0.00077***
 Non-graduate assistants0.022***−0.024***3.75%3.47%−0.00007***0.00158***0.00013***
 3rd officers and specialists−0.192***−0.198***12.07%9.04%−0.00600***0.00057*0.00019*
 Engineers, graduates and senior management0.455***0.451***7.67%8.96%−0.00582***0.0004−0.0001
 Administrative assistants−0.199***−0.200***7.51%18.41%0.02183***0.0002−0.0001
 Subordinates−0.198***−0.181***4.32%5.15%0.00149***−0.00090***0.00014***
 Administrative and workshop managers0.273***0.298***4.99%3.81%0.00351***−0.00093***−0.00029***
 1st and 2nd officers−0.140***−0.112***24.64%7.54%−0.01916***−0.00208***−0.00472***
 Over 18 years unqualified or under 18 years−0.295***−0.269***21.74%20.72%−0.00274***−0.00535***−0.00026***
Activity sectorHealth−0.076***−0.145***4.02%15.80%0.01704***0.01086***−0.00810***
Other services−0.004−0.023***23.29%25.22%0.00044***0.00480***−0.00037***
Trade, hotels & restaurants, transport & communic−0.033***−0.049***28.03%28.30%0.00014**0.00453***−0.00004**
Education−0.154***−0.202***3.51%7.88%0.00885***0.00378***−0.00210***
Public administration−0.074***−0.117***5.88%7.98%0.00247***0.00351***−0.00092***
Extractive and manufacturing industries0.131***0.131***13.45%6.19%0.00950***0.00000.0000
Supplies0.166***0.211***1.48%0.48%0.00211***−0.00022***−0.00046***
Construction0.128***0.188***10.33%1.61%0.01640***−0.00097***−0.00524***
Agriculture−0.261***−0.223***7.82%3.78%−0.00903***−0.00142***−0.00152***
Financial and business services0.177***0.230***2.18%2.75%−0.00129***−0.00144***0.00030***
Type of contractPermanent contract0.188***0.132***51.60%48.39%0.00425***0.02709***0.00180***
Temporary contract0.156***0.112***42.49%43.83%−0.00150***0.01922***−0.00059***
Contract for disabled workers−0.0050.0050.64%0.42%0.00000.00000.0000
Internships, employment promotion, and training−0.144***−0.128***0.65%0.70%0.00007***−0.00010.0000
Not reported−0.093**−0.0710.03%0.02%0.00000.00000.0000
 Public sector workers0.391***0.3***5.26%11.17%−0.0177***0.0102***−0.0054***
 Constant4.026***4.199***1.0001.000 −0.17299*** 

Note(s): *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01. Standard errors adjusted for 640,214 clusters of individuals (workers). Other control variables: Worker attributes (Nationality, Social benefits received in 2021, Income received in 2021 from professional activities, Number of labour contracts with the company during 2021, Duration since the first contract with the company (years), Collective agreement); Job placement attributes (Province, Percentage of the income from work that is in kind); Firm attributes (Legal person vs. natural person, Number of workers (logs)). The complete table is offered as supplementary material (available online)

Source(s): Authors’ own work based on MCVL

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