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The Role of Job Attributes in Understanding the Public‐Private Wage Differential
Author(s) -
Bender Keith A.,
Elliott Robert F.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/1468-232x.00253
Subject(s) - differential (mechanical device) , wage , private sector , public sector , labour economics , set (abstract data type) , compensating differential , economics , business , efficiency wage , wage share , economic growth , economy , computer science , aerospace engineering , engineering , programming language
This study uses a unique data set for Great Britain to investigate the impact of differences in job attributes on the public‐private wage differential. The study reveals that (1) there are substantial differences in wage structure between the two sectors, particularly finding that the public‐sector wage structure is less sensitive to differences in the attributes of jobs, and (2) differences in job attributes play in a major role in accounting for pay differences across sectors.