Wage differentials between local and foreign workers in Macao: Discrimination?

Chi Shing Chan, Fung Kwan and Ka Chon Lei

Journal of Asian Economics, 2022, vol. 81, issue C

Abstract: This paper looks into the wage differential between local and foreign workers in Macao. We applied standard wage decomposition techniques to official wage statistics to identify wage gaps according to sector and occupation, among other dimensions. The results suggest that, in addition to wage discrimination against foreign workers as a whole, Macao’s employers tend to pay skilled foreign workers premium wages, whereas less-skilled foreign workers receive lower wages than their local counterparts.

Keywords: Macao; Foreign workers’ wage; Discrimination; Decomposition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J31 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2022.101501

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