Suresh Narayanan Comment on Wage Differentials in Malaysia: Public Employment, Gender,  and Ethnicity

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Keyword(s):  
Wage Differentials ◽  
Public Employment

Wage Differentials in Malaysia: Public Employment, Gender, and Ethnicity

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Robert L. Clark ◽  
Naohiro Ogawa ◽  
Norma Mansor ◽  
Shigeyuki Abe ◽  
Mohd Uzir Mahidin
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Wage Differentials ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Public Employment ◽  
Earnings Differentials ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Annual Earnings

Abstract The study examines the earnings differentials between the public and private sector in the Malaysian economy in terms of the moderations of the gender and ethnic wage differences in the public sector. The study uses the annual earnings from the Salaries and Wages Survey for 2011 and 2016. The key findings are that public employees are paid higher wages compared with private sector employees and the overall gender and ethnic wage differentials have declined in recent years. We also find that both gender and ethnic wage differentials are much smaller in the public sector.

Does the Russian Government Pay a "Fair" Wage: Review of Studies

2015 ◽  
pp. 62-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Zhuravleva
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Wage Differentials ◽  
Omitted Variables ◽  
Russian Government ◽  
Correct Evaluation ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
Data Limitations ◽  
Fair Wage

This paper surveys the literature on public-private sector wage differentials for Russian labor market. We give an overview of the main results and problems of the existing research. The authors unanimously confirm that in Russia private sector workers receive higher wages relative to their public sector counterparts. According to different estimates the "premium" varies between 7 and 40%. A correct evaluation of this "premium" is subject to debate and is a particular case of a more general econometric problem of wage differentials estimation. The main difficulties are related to data limitations, self-selection and omitted variables. Reasons for the existence of a stable private sector "premium" in Russia are not fully investigated.

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