Traditional analysis of gender wage gaps has largely focused on average gaps between men and women, and mean wage decompositions such as the Blinder-Oaxaca (1973) decomposition method. To answer the question of whether there is a " glass ceiling " or a " sticky floor " , i.e. whether wage gaps are higher at the upper or lower ends of the wage distribution, this paper examines the wage gaps acro...

A puzzle has emerged from studies examining the wage effects of sexual orientation for women. Although lesbian and bisexual women face discrimination in the labor market, most studies of the wages of female full-time workers in same-sex couples versus those in different-sex couples find that the lesbians earn more, even controlling for differences in present labor market supply, education, year...

This article explores the sources of self-rated health status inequalities among South Africans. We propose a decomposition of observed health disparities between racial groups using a procedure based on an extended version of Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition methods which addresses explicitly the specificities associated with the analysis of subjective measures. This method allows for a decomposit...

Abstract Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a popular yet cost-intensive diagnostic measure whose strengths compared to other medical technologies have led increased application. But the benefits of aggressive testing are doubtful. The comparatively high MRI usage in Austria combination with substantial regional variation has hence become concern for its policy makers. We use set routine healt...

The distortion model becomes a problem in development planning, including the goals of reducing discrimination and concerns. These two things are closely related to gender expectations on work participation. purpose this study was estimate pay gap at participation rate household heads Magelang during Covid-19 pandemic. analytical tools used Probit regression decomposition Blinder-Oaxaca model. ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate excess health care expenditures associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) among elderly individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and examine the contribution of predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, need variables, personal health care practices, and external environment factors to the excess expenditures, using the Blinder-Oax...