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Canadian Public‐Private Sector Earnings Differentials, 1970–1980
Author(s) -
SHAPIRO DANIEL M.,
STELCNER MORTON
Publication year - 1989
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/j.1468-232x.1989.tb00724.x
Subject(s) - earnings , wage , economic rent , private sector , public sector , labour economics , economics , distribution (mathematics) , government (linguistics) , demographic economics , economic growth , finance , market economy , economy , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics
This paper examines changes in the public‐private sector wage gap in Canada between 1970 and 1980. The results show that the gross earnings advantage of both male and female government employees rose over the decade. For men, the increase was largely attributable to improved wage‐determining characteristics, especially education, experience, and occupational distribution. For women, the increase occurred mainly because of a rise in economic rents in the form of a constant wage premium.