Inter-industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap in Belgium

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Inter-industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap in Belgium

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François Rycx (DULBEA, Université libre de Bruxelles)
Ilan Tojerow (DULBEA, Université libre de Bruxelles)

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This paper simultaneously analyses the gender wage gap and the inter-industry wage differentials in the Belgian private sector. On the basis of the 1995 Structure of Earning Survey, we estimate the inter-industry wage differentials by gender and the gender wage gap by industry. We find significant interindustry wage differentials for men and women, even when controlling for a large number of productivity-related factors. These differentials are highly correlated but significantly different. An Oaxaca (1973) and Blinder (1973) decomposition, realised at the Nace three-digit level, shows that around one-tenth of the overall gender wage gap (on average women earn 22% less than men) is due to industry effects.

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Article provided by Editions du DULBEA, Université libre de Bruxelles, Department of Applied Economics (DULBEA) in its journal Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles.

Volume (Year): 45 (2002)
Issue (Month): 2 ()
Pages: 119-141
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J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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Robert Plasman & François Rycx & Ilan Tojerow, 2006. "Industry wage differentials, unobserved ability, and rent-sharing : Evidence from matched worker-firm data, 1995-2002," Research series 200610-2, National Bank of Belgium. [Downloadable!]
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- Robert Plasman & Tojerow & François Rycx, 2006. "Industry Wage Differentials, Unobserved Ability, and Rent-Sharing: Evidence from Matched Worker-Firm Data, 1995-2002," Working Papers DULBEA 06-14.RS, Université libre de Bruxelles, Department of Applied Economics (DULBEA). [Downloadable!]
- Robert Plasman & François Rycx & Ilan Tojerow, 2006. "Industry Wage Differentials, Unobserved Ability, and Rent-Sharing: Evidence from Matched Worker-Firm Data, 1995-2002," IZA Discussion Papers 2387, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
Brenda Gannon & Robert Plasman & François Rycx & Ilan Tojerow, 2005. "Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from European Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 1563, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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- Brenda Gannon & Robert Plasman & Ilan Tojerow & François Rycx, 2005. "Inter-industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap : Evidence from European Countries," Working Papers DULBEA 05-01.RS, Université libre de Bruxelles, Department of Applied Economics (DULBEA). [Downloadable!]
- Tojerow, Ilan & Rycx, François & Plasman, Robert & Gannon, Brenda, . "Inter-industry wage differentials and the gender wage gap: evidence from European countries," Economic Literature ULB 2013-779, Université libre de Bruxelles, Libraries. [Downloadable!]
- Brenda Gannon & Robert Plasman & Francois Rycx & Ilan Tojerow, 2007. "Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from European Countries," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 38(1), pages 135-155. [Downloadable!]
Danièle Meulders & Robert Plasman & François Rycx, 2005. "Les inégalités salariales de genre : expliquer l'injustifiable ou justifier l'inexplicable," Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(2), pages 95-107. [Downloadable!]
Robert Plasman & François Rycx & Ilan Tojerow, 2007. "Wage Differentials in Belgium: The Role of Worker and Employer Characteristics," Working Papers DULBEA 07-12.RS, Université libre de Bruxelles, Department of Applied Economics (DULBEA). [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Robert Plasman & François Rycx & Ilan Tojerow, 2007. "Wage differentials in Belgium: The role of worker and employer characteristics," Brussels Economic Review/Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, Editions du DULBEA, Université libre de Bruxelles, Department of Applied Economics (DULBEA), vol. 50(1), pages 11-40.

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