Distribution of observed wage gap
| Sample | U grad. | Eng | Health | Human | EcoLaw | Exp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: before crisis | |||||||
| Mean | −0.247*** (0.0155) | −0.249*** (0.030) | −0.316*** (0.087) | −0.249*** (0.076) | −0.158** (0.073) | −0.330*** (0.061) | −0.276** (0.113) |
| Quantile | |||||||
| Q10 | −0.284*** (0.019) | −0.197*** (0.044) | −0.171 (0.175) | −0.242*** (0.070) | −0.169 (0.108) | −0.200** (0.092) | −0.181 (0.118) |
| Q20 | −0.268*** (0.013) | −0.178*** (0.035) | −0.220 (0.170) | −0.210* (0.121) | −0.115 (0.098) | −0.256*** (0.070) | −0.283** (0.136) |
| Q30 | −0.230*** (0.013) | −0.211*** (0.038) | −0.228 (0.148) | −0.231** (0.112) | −0.221** (0.108) | −0.310*** (0.090) | −0.235 (0.162) |
| Q40 | −0.214*** (0.012) | −0.247*** (0.043) | −0.314** (0.149) | −0.218* (0.116) | −0.225* (0.120) | −0.393*** (0.105) | −0.191 (0.161) |
| Q50 | −0.232*** (0.011) | −0.270*** (0.045) | −0.355** (0.142) | −0.165 (0.112) | −0.217** (0.110) | −0.349*** (0.119) | −0.151 (0.169) |
| Q60 | −0.226*** (0.012) | −0.261*** (0.036) | −0.281** (0.124) | −0.164 (0.119) | −0.190** (0.095) | −0.343*** (0.112) | −0.147 (0.169) |
| Q70 | −0.230*** (0.015) | −0.224*** (0.036) | −0.278** (0.125) | −0.252** (0.123) | −0.158** (0.074) | −0.345*** (0.101) | −0.223 (0.171) |
| Q80 | −0.224*** (0.020) | −0.284*** (0.037) | −0.301*** (0.068) | −0.250* (0.128) | −0.164** (0.073) | −0.321*** (0.091) | −0.336 (0.232) |
| Q90 | −0.198*** (0.022) | −0.263*** (0.042) | −0.385*** (0.079) | −0.290* (0.163) | −0.189** (0.076) | −0.375*** (0.093) | −0.395 (0.270) |
| N | 11,798 | 4,086 | 774 | 645 | 811 | 870 | 210 |
| Panel B: after the crisis | |||||||
| Mean | −0.221*** (0.008) | −0.263*** (0.027) | −0.352*** (0.073) | −0.126 (0.079) | −0.244*** (0.086) | −0.302*** (0.048) | −0.214** (0.090) |
| Quantile | |||||||
| Q10 | −0.161*** (0.024) | −0.164*** (0.046) | −0.137 (0.178) | 0.088 (0.179) | −0.181 (0.116) | −0.202*** (0.077) | −0.220 (0.211) |
| Q20 | −0.185*** (0.014) | −0.222*** (0.040) | −0.229 (0.152) | −0.147 (0.096) | −0.252** (0.101) | −0.274*** (0.058) | −0.408* (0.231) |
| Q30 | −0.172*** (0.013) | −0.279*** (0.037) | −0.267* (0.143) | −0.149 (0.093) | −0.299*** (0.086) | −0.300*** (0.057) | −0.315* (0.164) |
| Q40 | −0.185*** (0.013) | −0.277*** (0.038) | −0.370*** (0.133) | −0.149* (0.086) | −0.245*** (0.085) | −0.376*** (0.068) | −0.114 (0.147) |
| Q50 | −0.197*** (0.012) | −0.268*** (0.039) | −0.430*** (0.103) | −0.127 (0.085) | −0.203* (0.115) | −0.314*** (0.068) | −0.099 (0.103) |
| Q60 | −0.234*** (0.013) | −0.274*** (0.040) | −0.388*** (0.091) | −0.148* (0.083) | −0.167 (0.110) | −0.328*** (0.070) | −0.148 (0.106) |
| Q70 | −0.237*** (0.015) | −0.275*** (0.038) | −0.364*** (0.083) | −0.307*** (0.100) | −0.235** (0.101) | −0.332*** (0.070) | −0.131 (0.102) |
| Q80 | −0.255*** (0.019) | −0.288*** (0.040) | −0.263*** (0.077) | −0.277** (0.129) | −0.219* (0.126) | −0.330*** (0.075) | −0.257 (0.163) |
| Q90 | −0.255*** (0.018) | −0.365*** (0.061) | −0.416*** (0.128) | −0.286* (0.158) | −0.396 (0.256) | −0.387*** (0.106) | −0.439*** (0.160) |
| N | 10,999 | 4,328 | 731 | 645 | 559 | 1,817 | 294 |
| Sample | U grad. | Eng | Health | Human | EcoLaw | Exp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | −0.247 | −0.249 | −0.316 | −0.249 | −0.158 | −0.330 | −0.276 |
| Quantile | |||||||
| Q10 | −0.284 | −0.197 | −0.171 (0.175) | −0.242 | −0.169 (0.108) | −0.200 | −0.181 (0.118) |
| Q20 | −0.268 | −0.178 | −0.220 (0.170) | −0.210 | −0.115 (0.098) | −0.256 | −0.283 |
| Q30 | −0.230 | −0.211 | −0.228 (0.148) | −0.231 | −0.221 | −0.310 | −0.235 (0.162) |
| Q40 | −0.214 | −0.247 | −0.314 | −0.218 | −0.225 | −0.393 | −0.191 (0.161) |
| Q50 | −0.232 | −0.270 | −0.355 | −0.165 (0.112) | −0.217 | −0.349 | −0.151 (0.169) |
| Q60 | −0.226 | −0.261 | −0.281 | −0.164 (0.119) | −0.190 | −0.343 | −0.147 (0.169) |
| Q70 | −0.230 | −0.224 | −0.278 | −0.252 | −0.158 | −0.345 | −0.223 (0.171) |
| Q80 | −0.224 | −0.284 | −0.301 | −0.250 | −0.164 | −0.321 | −0.336 (0.232) |
| Q90 | −0.198 | −0.263 | −0.385 | −0.290 | −0.189 | −0.375 | −0.395 (0.270) |
| 11,798 | 4,086 | 774 | 645 | 811 | 870 | 210 | |
| Mean | −0.221 | −0.263 | −0.352 | −0.126 (0.079) | −0.244 | −0.302 | −0.214 |
| Quantile | |||||||
| Q10 | −0.161 | −0.164 | −0.137 (0.178) | 0.088 (0.179) | −0.181 (0.116) | −0.202 | −0.220 (0.211) |
| Q20 | −0.185 | −0.222 | −0.229 (0.152) | −0.147 (0.096) | −0.252 | −0.274 | −0.408 |
| Q30 | −0.172 | −0.279 | −0.267 | −0.149 (0.093) | −0.299 | −0.300 | −0.315 |
| Q40 | −0.185 | −0.277 | −0.370 | −0.149 | −0.245 | −0.376 | −0.114 (0.147) |
| Q50 | −0.197 | −0.268 | −0.430 | −0.127 (0.085) | −0.203 | −0.314 | −0.099 (0.103) |
| Q60 | −0.234 | −0.274 | −0.388 | −0.148 | −0.167 (0.110) | −0.328 | −0.148 (0.106) |
| Q70 | −0.237 | −0.275 | −0.364 | −0.307 | −0.235 | −0.332 | −0.131 (0.102) |
| Q80 | −0.255 | −0.288 | −0.263 | −0.277 | −0.219 | −0.330 | −0.257 (0.163) |
| Q90 | −0.255 | −0.365 | −0.416 | −0.286 | −0.396 (0.256) | −0.387 | −0.439 |
| 10,999 | 4,328 | 731 | 645 | 559 | 1,817 | 294 | |
Panel A: unconditional quantile regression estimation, Qi stands for the ith quantile. Sample stands for the whole sample, Eng stands for engineering, Hum for humanities, EcoLaw for economics and law and Exp for experimental sciences. Standard errors are in parentheses; *p < 0.10; **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01; Panel B: unconditional quantile regression estimation, Qi stands for the ith quantile. Sample stands for the whole sample, Eng stands for engineering, Hum for humanities, EcoLaw for economics and law and Exp for experimental sciences. Standard errors are in parentheses; *p < 0.10; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01
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