The public/private wage differential in the land of gross national happiness (English)

In Bhutan, the public sector is usually seen as the most desirable employer. This study asks if this can be attributed to public sector employees receiving higher wages than comparable private sector workers. To answer the question, the study combines an Oaxaca-type decomposition of wage differentials into characteristics and coefficients effects with a multinomial logit model for self-selection into labor force participation and the public or private...

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Schmillen,Achim Daniel;
Document Date
2016/12/19
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7925
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bhutan,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2016/12/19
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The public/private wage differential in the land of gross national happiness
Keywords
private sector worker

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Schmillen,Achim Daniel.

The public/private wage differential in the land of gross national happiness (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7925 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/557301482173775864

The public/private wage differential in the land of gross national happiness (English)

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