Oaxaca decomposition of the wage gap
| Sample | U. grad | Eng | Health | Human | EcoLaw | Exp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: before crisis | |||||||
| Observed wage gap | −0.247*** | −0.249*** | −0.316*** | −0.249*** | −0.158** | −0.330*** | −0.276** |
| Explained | 0.006 | −0.100*** | −0.073 | −0.142** | −0.082 | −0.223*** | −0.179 |
| Experience | −0.011 | −0.061 | −0.068 | −0.054 | −0.105 | ||
| Tenure | 0.040 | −0.040 | −0.028 | −0.015 | 0.151 | ||
| Education | 0.002 | −0.003 | −0.001 | 0.004 | −0.031 | ||
| N. children | −0.020 | 0.005 | −0.001 | −0.010 | −0.008 | ||
| Temporary | −0.013 | 0.007 | −0.006 | −0.013 | 0.006 | ||
| Part-time | 0.011 | −0.019 | −0.026 | −0.011 | −0.001 | ||
| Manager | −0.046 | 0.008 | −0.001 | 0.007 | 0.001 | ||
| Rest of occupation | −0.041 | −0.032 | 0.015 | −0.117 | −0.042 | ||
| Unexplained | −0.241*** | −0.149*** | −0.243 | −0.107 | −0.076 | −0.107* | −0.097 |
| Panel B: after crisis | |||||||
| Observed wage gap | −0.221*** | −0.263*** | −0.352*** | −0.126 | −0.244*** | −0.302*** | −0.214** |
| Explained | 0.003 | −0.101*** | −0.109 | 0.038 | −0.020 | −0.176*** | −0.009 |
| Experience | 0.043 | −0.011 | −0.014 | −0.046 | 0.112 | ||
| Tenure | −0.045 | 0.030 | −0.029 | −0.036 | 0.026 | ||
| Education | −0.004 | 0.007 | −0.019 | −0.016 | 0.010 | ||
| N. children | −0.003 | 0.009 | −0.004 | 0.006 | −0.010 | ||
| Temporary | −0.006 | 0.005 | 0.013 | −0.026 | −0.017 | ||
| Part-time | −0.017 | 0.005 | −0.016 | −0.015 | −0.021 | ||
| Manager | −0.071 | 0.003 | −0.001 | −0.024 | −0.037 | ||
| Rest of occupation | −0.030 | −0.003 | 0.005 | −0.069 | 0.081 | ||
| Unexplained | −0.224*** | −0.162*** | −0.243*** | −0.164* | −0.224** | −0.125*** | −0.205** |
| Sample | U. grad | Eng | Health | Human | EcoLaw | Exp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed wage gap | −0.247 | −0.249 | −0.316 | −0.249 | −0.158 | −0.330 | −0.276 |
| Explained | 0.006 | −0.100 | −0.073 | −0.142 | −0.082 | −0.223 | −0.179 |
| Experience | −0.011 | −0.061 | −0.068 | −0.054 | −0.105 | ||
| Tenure | 0.040 | −0.040 | −0.028 | −0.015 | 0.151 | ||
| Education | 0.002 | −0.003 | −0.001 | 0.004 | −0.031 | ||
| −0.020 | 0.005 | −0.001 | −0.010 | −0.008 | |||
| Temporary | −0.013 | 0.007 | −0.006 | −0.013 | 0.006 | ||
| Part-time | 0.011 | −0.019 | −0.026 | −0.011 | −0.001 | ||
| Manager | −0.046 | 0.008 | −0.001 | 0.007 | 0.001 | ||
| Rest of occupation | −0.041 | −0.032 | 0.015 | −0.117 | −0.042 | ||
| Unexplained | −0.241 | −0.149 | −0.243 | −0.107 | −0.076 | −0.107 | −0.097 |
| Observed wage gap | −0.221 | −0.263 | −0.352 | −0.126 | −0.244 | −0.302 | −0.214 |
| Explained | 0.003 | −0.101 | −0.109 | 0.038 | −0.020 | −0.176 | −0.009 |
| Experience | 0.043 | −0.011 | −0.014 | −0.046 | 0.112 | ||
| Tenure | −0.045 | 0.030 | −0.029 | −0.036 | 0.026 | ||
| Education | −0.004 | 0.007 | −0.019 | −0.016 | 0.010 | ||
| N. children | −0.003 | 0.009 | −0.004 | 0.006 | −0.010 | ||
| Temporary | −0.006 | 0.005 | 0.013 | −0.026 | −0.017 | ||
| Part-time | −0.017 | 0.005 | −0.016 | −0.015 | −0.021 | ||
| Manager | −0.071 | 0.003 | −0.001 | −0.024 | −0.037 | ||
| Rest of occupation | −0.030 | −0.003 | 0.005 | −0.069 | 0.081 | ||
| Unexplained | −0.224 | −0.162 | −0.243 | −0.164 | −0.224 | −0.125 | −0.205 |
OLS estimation with robust and cluster errors. Sample stands for the whole sample, Eng stands for engineering, Human for humanities, EcoLaw for economics and law, Exp for experimental sciences. Standard errors are in parentheses. *p < 0.10; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01