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OAXACA: Stata module to compute the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition

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Ben Jann () (ETH Zurich)

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Abstract

-oaxaca- computes the so-called Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, which is often used to analyze wage gaps by sex or race. Older versions of this routine are available as -oaxaca9- and -oaxaca8-.

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Software component provided by Boston College Department of Economics in its series Statistical Software Components with number S456936.

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Programming language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 9.2
Date of creation: 06 May 2008
Date of revision: 04 Jan 2010
Handle: RePEc:boc:bocode:s456936

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Keywords: Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition; outcome differential; wage gap;

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  1. Shrestha, Keshab & Sakellariou, Chris, 1996. "Wage Discrimination: A Statistical Test," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 3(10), pages 649-51, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Dolton, P J & Makepeace, G H, 1986. "Sample Selection and Male-Female Earnings Differentials in the Graduate Labour Market," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 38(2), pages 317-41, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Eric S. Lin, 2007. "On the standard errors of Oaxaca-type decompositions for inter-industry gender wage differentials," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 10(6), pages 1-11. [Downloadable!]
  4. John P. Haisken-DeNew & Christoph M. Schmidt, . "Inter-Industry and Inter-Region Differentials: Mechanics and Interpretation," Working Papers 9504, SELAPO Center for Human Resources. [Downloadable!]
  5. Oaxaca, Ronald L. & Ransom, Michael R., 1994. "On discrimination and the decomposition of wage differentials," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 61(1), pages 5-21, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Doris Weichselbaumer & Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, 2005. "A Meta-Analysis of the International Gender Wage Gap," Journal of Economic Surveys, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 19(3), pages 479-511, 07. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  7. John Hendrickx, 2000. "Using categorical variables in Stata," Stata Technical Bulletin, StataCorp LP, vol. 9(52). [Downloadable!]
  8. Shoshana Neuman & Ronald Oaxaca, 2004. "Wage Decompositions with Selectivity-Corrected Wage Equations: A Methodological Note," Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer, vol. 2(1), pages 3-10, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  9. Cotton, Jeremiah, 1988. "On the Decomposition of Wage Differentials," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 70(2), pages 236-43, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  10. Javier Gardeazabal & Arantza Ugidos, 2004. "More on Identification in Detailed Wage Decompositions," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 86(4), pages 1034-1036, 04. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  11. William C. Horrace & Ronald L. Oaxaca, 2001. "Inter-industry wage differentials and the gender wage gap: An identification problem," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, ILR Review, ILR School, Cornell University, vol. 54(3), pages 611-618, April.
  12. Silber, Jacques & Weber, Michael, 1999. "Labour Market Discrimination: Are there Significant Differences between the Various Decomposition Procedures?," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 31(3), pages 359-365, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  13. David Neumark, 1987. "Employers' discriminatory behavior and the estimation of wage discrimination," Special Studies Papers 227, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
  14. Jackson, John D & Lindley, James T, 1989. "Measuring the Extent of Wage Discrimination: A Statistical Test and a Caveat," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 21(4), pages 515-40, April.
  15. Nielsen, Helena Skyt, 2000. "Wage Discrimination in Zambia: An Extension of the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 7(6), pages 405-08, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  16. Kennedy, Peter, 1986. "Interpreting Dummy Variables," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 68(1), pages 174-75, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  17. Reimers, Cordelia W, 1983. "Labor Market Discrimination against Hispanic and Black Men," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 65(4), pages 570-79, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Mohamad Fahmi, 2009. "School Choice and Earnings: A Case of Indonesia," Working Papers in Economics and Development Studies (WoPEDS) 200914, Department of Economics, Padjadjaran University, revised Sep 2009. [Downloadable!]
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