Gender wage differentials in Singapore.

Gender wage differentials in Singapore.

Using Singapore Labour Force Survey data from 1998, we employ unconditional quantile regression based on two different methodologies to analyze gender wage differentials in Singapore. These methods allow for the characterisation of the contribution of any single covariate in a wage distribution. We...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kwek, Qiao Ping., Chow, Huiyi., Chey, Bernice Ke Li.
Other Authors: Christos Sakellariou
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::Singapore
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43825
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Summary:Using Singapore Labour Force Survey data from 1998, we employ unconditional quantile regression based on two different methodologies to analyze gender wage differentials in Singapore. These methods allow for the characterisation of the contribution of any single covariate in a wage distribution. We find evidence of a ‘sticky floor’ typical of most Asian countries.

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