Naslov
Beyond wage gap, towards job quality gap: the role of inter-group differences in wages, non-wage job dimensions, and preferences

Autori
Ledić, Marko ; Rubil, Ivica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
The Forum for Research on Gender Economics (FROGEE)

Mjesto i datum
Sveavägen, Stockholm, Kraljevina Švedska, 29-30.6.2020

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
wage gap ; job quality ; multidimensional ; decomposition ; gender

Sažetak
Although important, wage is hardly the only thing people care about when it comes to assessing the quality of their jobs. Non-wage job dimensions, such as autonomy at work, the possibility to achieve work-life balance, or the opportunity to learn something new, are important as well. Nevertheless, a vast literature is focused on inter-group wage gaps. We go beyond the wage gap by proposing a framework for analysing inter-group gaps in job quality. It is suitable for analysing the job quality gap between any two groups of interest, such as men and women, public and private sector employees, or natives and immigrants. Job quality, conceptualised as wellbeing on the job, is measured by the equivalent wage, a multi-dimensional wellbeing measure that respects preferences understood as ideas about what makes a good job. We derive a decomposition of the inter- group equivalent wage gap into three components, attributable to the inter-group differences in wages, non-wage job dimensions, and preferences. The latter two can be further decomposed into the contributions pertaining to each of the non-wage dimensions. The decomposition is illustrated empirically by an analysis of the gender gap for recent university graduates from 19 countries. The results show that men’s equivalent wages are substantially higher than women’s are, and that the equivalent wage gaps are significantly larger than the wage gaps. This is because gender differences in non-wage job dimensions and preferences are typically to men's advantage, just as the wage gaps are.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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