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Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition for Tobit Models

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Thomas K. Bauer () (RWI Essen, University of Bochum, CEPR London and IZA Bonn)
Mathias Sinning () (RWI Essen)

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Abstract

In this paper, a decomposition method for Tobit-models is derived, which allows the differences in a censored outcome variable between two groups to be decomposed into a part that is explained by differences in observed characteristics and a part attributable to differences in the estimated coefficients. The method is applied to a decomposition of the gender wage gap using German data.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 1795.

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Keywords: Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition; Tobit model; wage gap;

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C24 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Truncated and Censored Models
J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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  2. Fairlie, Robert W, 1999. "The Absence of the African-American Owned Business: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Self-Employment," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 17(1), pages 80-108, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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