Wage differentials in the presence of unobserved worker, firm, and match heterogeneity

被引：42
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作者：
Woodcock, Simon D. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Simon Fraser Univ, Dept Econ, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
来源：
LABOUR ECONOMICS | 2008年 / 15卷 / 04期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
wage differentials; unobserved heterogeneity; employer-employee data;
D O I：
10.1016/j.labeco.2007.06.003
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We consider the problem of estimating and decomposing wage differentials in the presence of unobserved worker, firm, and match heterogeneity. Controlling for these unobservables corrects omitted variable bias in previous studies. It also allows LIS to measure the contribution of unmeasured characteristics of workers, firms, and worker-firm matches to observed wage differentials. An application to linked employer-employee data shows that decompositions of inter-industry earnings differentials and the male-female differential are misleading when unobserved heterogeneity is ignored. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：772 / 794
页数：23
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