Wage Differentials between the public and private sectors in Chile: Evidence from longitudinal data

Despite its importance,the literature on wage differentials between the public and private sectors employees in Latin America is sparse. This article analyses the wage gap between the two sectors in Chile,based on monthly longitdunal data obtained from the Social Protection Survey (EPS) for the period 2002-2009. The study takes advantage of the panel structure of the data to control for time-invariant observable and unobservable factors that determine the self-selection of workers between sectors and wages. The results show that the wage differential between workers in the public and private sectors dissapears when these factors are controlled for.

Información de Publicación

Autores:

Lucas Navarro

Institución: Universidad Alberto Hurtado
Facultad: Economía y Negocios
Unidad: Economía y Negocios

Javiera Selman

Institución: New York University
Unidad: Public Policy

Revista:

CEPAL Review

Año:

2014

Mes:

Abril

Lugar:

Santiago,Chile

Número:

112

Páginas:

89-106

Url de Publicación:

http://www.cepal.org/es/node/28866.