The Effect of Public Sector Employment on Women's Labour Market Outcomes

Juan Dolado, Sara De La Rica and Brindusa Anghel

No 8468, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This paper addresses the role played by Public Sector (PS) employment across different OECD labour markets in explaining: (i) gender differences regarding occupational choices in either PS or private sector, and (ii) subsequent changes in female labour market outcomes. To do so, we provide some empirical evidence about cross-country gender differences in choice of employment in the PS vs. the private sector using the European Community Household Panel (ECHP), in the light of several theories about patterns of gender behaviour in the labour market. We also analyze the main determinants of the hourly wage gaps across these two sectors for males and females separately. Finally, we document the main stylized facts about gender differences in labour market transitions of workers among inactivity, unemployment, working in the PS and working in the private sector.

Keywords: Gender gaps; Labour market transitions; Public sector employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J31 J45 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-07
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eur and nep-lab
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Working Paper: The Effect of Public Sector Employment on Women's Labour Market Outcomes (2012)
Working Paper: The Effect of Public Sector Employment on Women’s Labour Martket Outcomes (2011)
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