Integrated Roma Earnings: A Multivariate Analysis for the Discrimination Hypothesis in Greece

Nick Drydakis ()
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Nick Drydakis: Department of Economics - University of Crete, Greece

No 829, Working Papers from University of Crete, Department of Economics

Abstract: This study is the first to apply econometric tools in the study of wage discrimination for the integrated Romani population (“Gypsies”). Analyzing 2007-08 data from a random sample, the Athens Area Study, drawn from 16 multiethnic municipalities, the author finds that male Roma workers earned 16.4% less than non-Roma workers with the same age, marital status, education, and occupational characteristics did. By using a random sample and multivariate analysis, this study constitutes a significant methodological advancement over previous studies of Romani discrimination and initiates efforts to compare earnings based on Romani background.

Keywords: Wage Differentials; Labour Discrimination; Economics of Minorities; Mincer Wage; Heckman Selection Models; Inverse Mills Ratio. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J31 J71 J15 C13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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