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Table 5 Decomposition of the gender wage gap at selected quantiles, 2011

From: Two tales of contraction: gender wage gap in Georgia before and after the 2008 crisis

Variables

Composition

Structure

mean

10th

25th

50th

75th

90th

mean

10th

25th

50th

75th

90th

Vocationala

0.0147

-0.0348

-0.0355

-0.0220

0.105**

0.0770*

-0.0281

-0.0448

0.0110

0.0212

-0.106**

-0.0811

 

(0.0271)

(0.114)

(0.0264)

(0.0366)

(0.0429)

(0.0424)

(0.0339)

(0.125)

(0.0410)

(0.0450)

(0.0453)

(0.0524)

Higher education

-0.180**

-0.701*

-0.103

-0.0928

0.0749

0.114

0.0797

0.628

0.00889

-0.00216

-0.155

-0.262*

 

(0.0851)

(0.380)

(0.0715)

(0.0834)

(0.0971)

(0.112)

(0.101)

(0.403)

(0.108)

(0.108)

(0.103)

(0.141)

Age

1.827

2.455

-2.321

1.316

-0.133

2.069

-0.914

2.882

3.613

-2.856

-0.667

-1.532

 

(1.579)

(5.560)

(2.335)

(2.307)

(2.544)

(2.480)

(2.050)

(5.708)

(2.620)

(2.686)

(2.999)

(4.209)

Age squared

-0.744

-1.354

1.320

-0.564

0.391

-0.770

0.306

-1.537

-1.926

1.302

0.0792

0.486

 

(0.796)

(2.779)

(1.167)

(1.188)

(1.322)

(1.301)

(1.052)

(2.875)

(1.350)

(1.403)

(1.578)

(2.185)

Marriage

-0.0837

-0.0822

-0.0692

-0.0910

0.0351

-0.0201

0.157*

0.176

0.0801

0.219**

-0.0147

0.152

 

(0.0676)

(0.189)

(0.0769)

(0.0858)

(0.0959)

(0.0796)

(0.0845)

(0.174)

(0.0829)

(0.0963)

(0.101)

(0.128)

High-skill blue-collarb

0.00825

0.0172

0.0163

0.0106

-0.00537

0.00937

0.00207

-0.00549

-0.00555

0.00650

0.00339

0.00408

 

(0.00649)

(0.0247)

(0.0114)

(0.00980)

(0.00904)

(0.00910)

(0.00567)

(0.0173)

(0.00842)

(0.00810)

(0.00611)

(0.00832)

Low-skill white-collar

0.0196

0.0366

0.00914

0.0212

0.00377

0.0172

-0.0550

-0.0614

-0.0707

-0.0686

-0.0542

-0.0113

 

(0.0264)

(0.0859)

(0.0274)

(0.0393)

(0.0421)

(0.0529)

(0.0391)

(0.108)

(0.0478)

(0.0489)

(0.0486)

(0.0650)

High-skill white-collar

0.0423

0.188

0.108

0.0632

-0.215**

-0.161*

-0.136

-0.310

-0.268**

-0.120

0.178

0.0177

 

(0.0775)

(0.205)

(0.0702)

(0.120)

(0.0955)

(0.0937)

(0.105)

(0.258)

(0.117)

(0.151)

(0.109)

(0.162)

Miningc

0.0340***

0.0762***

0.0465***

0.0344***

0.0171***

-0.00882*

0.000626

0.00396

-0.00321

-0.00171

0.00193

0.00359

 

(0.00399)

(0.0189)

(0.00642)

(0.00546)

(0.00622)

(0.00490)

(0.00156)

(0.00481)

(0.00207)

(0.00259)

(0.00246)

(0.00300)

Manufacturing

0.0139

0.0818

0.0487***

0.00945

-0.0118

-0.0109

0.0191

0.0527

-0.0278

0.00602

0.0117

0.0309

 

(0.00979)

(0.0580)

(0.0171)

(0.0141)

(0.0168)

(0.0126)

(0.0155)

(0.0598)

(0.0184)

(0.0166)

(0.0194)

(0.0217)

Utilities

0.0282***

0.0938***

0.0454***

0.0271***

-0.00568

-0.0112

-0.000485

0.00164

-0.00363

0.000740

-0.00253

-0.00902

 

(0.00594)

(0.0261)

(0.00915)

(0.00755)

(0.00661)

(0.00748)

(0.00255)

(0.00738)

(0.00294)

(0.00314)

(0.00360)

(0.00903)

Construction

0.0710***

0.213***

0.0909***

0.0506***

0.00938

-0.00316

0.00265

0.00444

0.00196

0.000663

0.00237

-0.00546

 

(0.0105)

(0.0477)

(0.0170)

(0.0114)

(0.00996)

(0.0112)

(0.00220)

(0.00547)

(0.00248)

(0.00193)

(0.00240)

(0.00803)

Trade

-0.0214

0.0778

0.0460*

-0.0489**

-0.0321

-0.0578*

0.0658**

0.0814

0.00141

0.0613**

0.0479

0.0934**

 

(0.0162)

(0.0807)

(0.0260)

(0.0238)

(0.0308)

(0.0328)

(0.0258)

(0.0937)

(0.0321)

(0.0288)

(0.0350)

(0.0450)

Hotels and restaurants

-0.0152**

-0.0223

-0.00809

-0.00747

-0.00901

-0.00960

0.0119

0.0203

0.00429

0.00900

0.0117

0.0165

 

(0.00677)

(0.0227)

(0.00620)

(0.00706)

(0.0123)

(0.00971)

(0.00939)

(0.0270)

(0.0111)

(0.0113)

(0.0144)

(0.0119)

Transport

0.0358***

0.105***

0.0701***

0.0282**

-0.0137

-0.00811

0.00958

0.0197

-0.00272

0.0175*

0.0173*

-0.0279

 

(0.00850)

(0.0376)

(0.0151)

(0.0125)

(0.0109)

(0.0108)

(0.00789)

(0.0236)

(0.00878)

(0.00908)

(0.00985)

(0.0204)

Finance

0.0103**

0.0431***

0.0205***

-0.000687

0.00177

0.00161

0.00223

0.0201

0.00810

0.00632

-0.00265

-0.0114

 

(0.00402)

(0.0149)

(0.00706)

(0.00757)

(0.00712)

(0.0107)

(0.00668)

(0.0166)

(0.00677)

(0.00616)

(0.00872)

(0.0134)

Real estate

0.0123***

0.0641***

0.0237***

0.00126

0.000269

-0.00478

0.0116**

0.0229

0.00739

0.00848

0.00542

0.0208

 

(0.00419)

(0.0207)

(0.00885)

(0.00674)

(0.00626)

(0.00688)

(0.00562)

(0.0158)

(0.00645)

(0.00628)

(0.00818)

(0.0127)

Public adm and defense

0.0967***

0.225**

0.142***

0.133***

0.0843***

0.00274

0.0164

0.0675

0.00165

0.0114

0.00743

-0.0860*

 

(0.0185)

(0.0876)

(0.0336)

(0.0299)

(0.0306)

(0.0388)

(0.0208)

(0.0680)

(0.0251)

(0.0269)

(0.0314)

(0.0441)

Education

-0.0565

-0.234

-0.0695

0.00307

0.143

0.162**

0.0181

0.160

0.00605

-0.0265

-0.136

-0.0985

 

(0.0544)

(0.209)

(0.0497)

(0.0689)

(0.100)

(0.0695)

(0.0720)

(0.245)

(0.0845)

(0.0863)

(0.108)

(0.113)

Health and social work

-0.0337

-0.0733

-0.0236

-0.0355

0.00915

0.0406

0.0281

0.0603

-0.00893

0.0245

-0.00744

0.0374

 

(0.0245)

(0.0914)

(0.0242)

(0.0316)

(0.0371)

(0.0320)

(0.0304)

(0.106)

(0.0370)

(0.0374)

(0.0405)

(0.0532)

Culture

-0.0196*

-0.0260

-0.00651

-0.0146

0.00302

-0.0111

0.0327*

0.0817

0.0212

0.0221

0.00165

0.0257

 

(0.0118)

(0.0528)

(0.0121)

(0.0174)

(0.0196)

(0.0187)

(0.0169)

(0.0593)

(0.0198)

(0.0224)

(0.0232)

(0.0296)

Private households

-0.0215

-0.0151

-0.0163

-0.0228**

-0.0304

0.00925

0.0189

0.00907

0.00578

0.0201

0.0275

0.0177

 

(0.0141)

(0.0474)

(0.0110)

(0.0112)

(0.0198)

(0.00634)

(0.0172)

(0.0539)

(0.0156)

(0.0143)

(0.0209)

(0.0128)

International org

-0.00222*

0.000846

0.000317

-0.00130*

-0.00362

-0.00574

0.00128

0.000513

0.00103

0.00195

0.00361

9.75e-06

 

(0.00116)

(0.00186)

(0.000814)

(0.000765)

(0.00283)

(0.00409)

(0.00223)

(0.00234)

(0.00168)

(0.00173)

(0.00402)

(0.00711)

State

0.0399

0.167

0.0618

-0.0296

-0.0703

-0.153

-0.0431

-0.0883

-0.104

-0.0381

0.0784

0.246*

 

(0.0656)

(0.132)

(0.0512)

(0.0907)

(0.112)

(0.113)

(0.0787)

(0.145)

(0.0671)

(0.108)

(0.126)

(0.141)

Urban

0.104

0.317

0.00973

0.0426

0.00949

-0.163**

-0.0796

-0.110

0.0358

0.0151

0.0197

0.0428

 

(0.136)

(0.483)

(0.0918)

(0.0964)

(0.0938)

(0.0813)

(0.151)

(0.517)

(0.0995)

(0.109)

(0.106)

(0.114)

Tbilisi

-0.0116

-0.129

0.0486

0.0280

0.0267

0.0194

-0.0470

0.0628

-0.0798

-0.102*

-0.00123

-0.195*

 

(0.0455)

(0.110)

(0.0418)

(0.0495)

(0.0607)

(0.0736)

(0.0551)

(0.113)

(0.0497)

(0.0616)

(0.0696)

(0.106)

Georgian

0.130

0.183

-0.0426

0.0397

0.318

0.239

-0.113

-0.369

0.00992

0.0930

-0.158

-0.201

 

(0.110)

(0.387)

(0.122)

(0.174)

(0.210)

(0.206)

(0.135)

(0.391)

(0.139)

(0.171)

(0.219)

(0.247)

21 – 40 hoursd

-0.0636

-0.0124

0.0580

0.123

-0.125*

-0.0453

0.135

0.636*

0.0935

-0.0841

0.0760

-0.0959

 

(0.0905)

(0.389)

(0.0710)

(0.0777)

(0.0646)

(0.0506)

(0.110)

(0.374)

(0.0978)

(0.0846)

(0.0779)

(0.0841)

40 + hours

0.0650

0.358

0.193***

0.189***

-0.0736

-0.00686

0.0769

0.448*

0.0219

-0.0710

0.0786

-0.0873

 

(0.0593)

(0.324)

(0.0624)

(0.0596)

(0.0583)

(0.0517)

(0.0714)

(0.254)

(0.0633)

(0.0572)

(0.0624)

(0.0769)

Seasonal hours

0.0182***

0.0734**

0.0280***

0.0266***

0.00139

0.00309

0.00274

0.00299

-0.00123

-0.00879

-0.00305

-0.00567

 

(0.00662)

(0.0354)

(0.01000)

(0.00738)

(0.00729)

(0.00626)

(0.00724)

(0.0267)

(0.00666)

(0.00598)

(0.00721)

(0.00741)

Constant

-1.277*

-2.088

0.135

-1.086

-0.465

-1.321

0.750

-2.749

-1.107

1.916

1.232

1.879

 

(0.757)

(2.985)

(1.240)

(1.090)

(1.236)

(1.197)

(0.965)

(2.870)

(1.284)

(1.306)

(1.433)

(2.037)

Residual

0.0155

0.0179

0.00151

0.0563

0.0124

0.0666

-0.0155

0.0135

-0.0441

-0.0689

-0.0316

-0.0454

 

(0.0501)

(0.132)

(0.0476)

(0.041)

(0.0649)

(0.0474)

(0.0538)

(0.114)

(0.0439)

(0.045)

(0.0621)

(0.0639)

Diff

0.2203***

0.2846

0.0337

0.2877***

0.2074***

0.1691***

0.2227***

0.0375

0.2877***

0.2400***

0.4425***

0.1792**

 

(0.0671)

(0.1886

(0.0542)

(0.0723)

(0.0640)

(0.0554)

(0.0735)

(0.1957)

(0.0255)

(0.0836)

(0.0851)

(0.0877)

Total

0.4431***

0.3221***

0.3213***

0.5276***

0.6498***

0.3483***

      
 

(0.0252)

(0.1074

(0.0585)

(0.0695)

(0.0489)

(0.0856)

      
  1. Notes: bootstrapped standard errors (200 replications, clustered by household); quarterly dummy variables included, but not reported; coefficient sums do not add up to the totals because quarterly dummies are omitted; *** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1; a secondary education or below is the reference group; b low-skill blue-collar occupations is the reference group; c agriculture is the reference group; d 20 hours or less is the reference group
  2. Source: GHBS data