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Glass Ceilings versus Sticky Floors: Evidence from S outheast A sia and an International Update
Author(s) -
Fang Zheng,
Sakellariou Chris
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian economic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.345
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1467-8381
pISSN - 1351-3958
DOI - 10.1111/asej.12056
Subject(s) - counterfactual thinking , economics , quantile regression , wage , private sector , public sector , quantile , developing country , demographic economics , wage growth , labour economics , econometrics , economy , economic growth , philosophy , epistemology
Using counterfactual decompositions combined with quantile regression, we investigate the pattern of gender wage differentials in A sian and L atin A merican countries and combine the findings with existing evidence for E uropean and other mostly developed countries. While in the group of L atin A merican countries glass ceilings are prevalent, no clear evidence of glass ceilings is found in the group of A sian countries where, generally, sticky floors or a mixed pattern is the norm. The findings are robust with as well as without occupation controls. In addition, analysis by sector points to glass ceilings in the public sector in most countries, while in the private sector the patterns vary. Combining the new evidence from the present study with existing evidence (in total we consider 60 countries), a comprehensive global picture of gender wage differentials is provided. Possible explanations for differences in patterns of gender wage differentials are discussed.