A Stata implementation of the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition
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- Ben Jann, 2008. "OAXACA: Stata module to compute the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition," Statistical Software Components S456936, Boston College Department of Economics, revised 25 Aug 2011.
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Stata; Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition; outcome differential; wage gap;JEL classification:
- C49 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Other
- C87 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Econometric Software
- 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
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2008-05-17 (All new papers)
- NEP-LAB-2008-05-17 (Labour Economics)
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