2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Wage is not the only thing people care about when assessing the quality
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of their jobs. Non-wage job dimensions, such as autonomy at work and
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work-life balance, are important as well. Nevertheless, there is vast
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literature comparing groups of employed people that focuses on the
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inter-group wage gaps only. We go beyond the wage gap by proposing a
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framework for analysing inter-group gaps in multidimensional job
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quality. Job quality is measured by the so-called equivalent wage, a
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measure combining wage and multiple non-wage job dimensions in
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accordance with preferences over jobs as combinations of job dimensions.
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We derive a decomposition of the inter-group equivalent wage gap into
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three components: (1) the standard wage gap, (2) the gap in non-wage
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dimensions, and (3) inter-group preference heterogeneity. In an
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illustrative empirical application, we focus on the gender gap for
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recent university graduates using survey data from 19 countries. Men''s
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equivalent wages are substantially higher than women''s, and the
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equivalent wage gaps are significantly larger than the wage gaps. This
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is because the non-wage job dimensions are on average to men''s
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advantage, and the preference heterogeneity is such that men care about
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the non-wage dimensions less than women do, and thus suffer less from
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having the non-wage dimensions at levels below the perfect level. This
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type of decompositions broadens information about labour market
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inequalities available to policy makers, but it is up to them to decide
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which of the three components of the equivalent wage gap are normatively
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relevant for them and whether they should aim to eliminate them.'
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affiliation: 'Rubil, I (Corresponding Author), Inst Econ, Trg JF Kennedyja 7, Zagreb
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10000, Croatia.
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Ledic, Marko, Univ Zagreb, Fac Econ \& Business, Trg JF Kennedyja 6, Zagreb 10000,
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Croatia.
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Rubil, Ivica, Inst Econ, Trg JF Kennedyja 7, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.'
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author: Ledic, Marko and Rubil, Ivica
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author-email: irubil@eizg.hr
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author_list:
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- family: Ledic
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given: Marko
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- family: Rubil
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given: Ivica
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s11205-021-02612-y
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earlyaccessdate: JAN 2021
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eissn: 1573-0921
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files: []
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issn: 0303-8300
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journal: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
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keywords: 'Wage gap; Equivalent wage gap; Job quality; Multi-dimensional;
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Decomposition; Gender gap'
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keywords-plus: 'EFFORT-REWARD IMBALANCE; CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; EQUIVALENT INCOMES;
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EQUALITY; SATISFACTION; OPPORTUNITY; METAANALYSIS; HAPPINESS; MODEL; PAY'
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language: English
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month: JUN
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '107'
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orcid-numbers: Rubil, Ivica/0000-0002-9111-7313
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pages: 523-561
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papis_id: 730853f1d89761dda9cb8db07600fcd4
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ref: Ledic2021wagegap
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times-cited: '2'
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title: 'Beyond Wage Gap, Towards Job Quality Gap: The Role of Inter-Group Differences
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in Wages, Non-Wage Job Dimensions, and Preferences'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000610469500001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
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usage-count-since-2013: '26'
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volume: '155'
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web-of-science-categories: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology
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year: '2021'
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