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PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN SPAIN. AN UPDATED PICTURE IN THE MIDST OF THE GREAT RECESSION

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Antón, José Ignacio, Muñoz de Bustillo, Rafael·2016·Investigación Económica
DOI 10.1016/j.inveco.2015.08.005
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Using the recent Wage Structure Survey 2010, this article examines the public-private sector wage gaps in Spain along the whole earnings distribution and the incidence of the gender gap in both sectors of the economy. Firstly, we find that that there is positive wage premium to public sector employment that is not fully explained by employees’ observable characteristics. Furthermore, this premium concentrates on low-skilled workers, while high-skilled individuals in the public sector suffer a pay penalty. Secondly, the gender gap is substantially larger in the private sector. Lastly, we analyse what happens in some specific activities, Education and Human health and social work, where both public and private sector coexist to a large extent. We discuss several explanations for these findings, which are coherent with the available international evidence, and the possible implications of the current process of downsizing of public sector employment associated with austerity measures.

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Authors
Antón, J. I., & Muñoz de Bustillo, R.
Affiliations
Johannes Kepler University of Linz (AT)
ORCID
Antón, José Ignacio
Venue
Investigación Económica
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Published
2016-03-03
Volume
74
Issue
292
Pages
115-157
ISSN
  • 0185-1667 (ISSN-L)
  • 0374-5511
DOI
10.1016/j.inveco.2015.08.005
OpenAlex
W2138915927
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Language
es
Open access
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Investigación Económica (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (CSO2013-47667-P)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Labour Market and Migration
Keywords
public-private wage gap, wage premium, public sector employees, gender pay gap, wage distribution, low-skilled workers, high-skilled workers, public sector downsizing, austerity, Great Recession, Spain

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