Ethnic and Gender Wage Disparities in Sri Lanka
The authors examine wage inequalities in Sri Lanka's formal sector using data from the Sri Lanka Integrated Survey 1999-2000. The study aims to: a) investigate whether the labor market is characterized by wage disparities among ethnic and gend...
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okr-10986-142652021-04-23T14:03:20Z Ethnic and Gender Wage Disparities in Sri Lanka Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep WAGE DIFFERENTIATION ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION GENDER DISCRIMINATION WAGE RATES LABOR MARKETS GENDER INEQUALITY WOMEN WAGES ETHNICITY ALS ATTENTION CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMISTS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES EQUILIBRIUM ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES FLU FORESTRY GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INSURANCE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LEGISLATION MANAGERS MARKET FACTORS MEDIA PLAYING PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE INDUSTRIES TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE RATES WAGES WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORKPLACE The authors examine wage inequalities in Sri Lanka's formal sector using data from the Sri Lanka Integrated Survey 1999-2000. The study aims to: a) investigate whether the labor market is characterized by wage disparities among ethnic and gender groups; b) identify the determinants of wages and the factors that affect the wage differential; c) analyze the determinants of wages across the conditional wage distribution; and d) disaggregate the ethnic or gender wage disparities where observed into a component affected by the endowment of productive characteristics, as well as a component affected by the returns to those productive characteristics in the labor market. The authors find that ethnicity is not a significant determinant of wages. The result is robust to different specifications. In addition, ethnicity is not significant in any of the emotional quantiles estimated. However, there is gender disparity in wage rates in Sri Lanka. The magnitude of this disparity varies depending on the worker's ethnicity. This gender wage disparity varies by about 10 percent for Tamils and 48 percent among other ethnicities. In addition, the authors find that much of the gender disparity is not explained by productive characteristics, implying that discrimination against women may play a role. The quantile regression estimates indicate that the premium paid to male workers in the labor force is more pronounced in the upper conditional wage rate distribution. 2013-06-27T20:07:11Z 2013-06-27T20:07:11Z 2002-06-30 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1943368/ethnic-gender-wage-disparities-sri-lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14265 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.2859 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Sri Lanka |
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WAGE DIFFERENTIATION ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION GENDER DISCRIMINATION WAGE RATES LABOR MARKETS GENDER INEQUALITY WOMEN WAGES ETHNICITY ALS ATTENTION CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMISTS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES EQUILIBRIUM ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES FLU FORESTRY GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INSURANCE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LEGISLATION MANAGERS MARKET FACTORS MEDIA PLAYING PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE INDUSTRIES TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE RATES WAGES WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORKPLACE |
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WAGE DIFFERENTIATION ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION GENDER DISCRIMINATION WAGE RATES LABOR MARKETS GENDER INEQUALITY WOMEN WAGES ETHNICITY ALS ATTENTION CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMISTS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES EQUILIBRIUM ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES FLU FORESTRY GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INSURANCE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LEGISLATION MANAGERS MARKET FACTORS MEDIA PLAYING PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE INDUSTRIES TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE RATES WAGES WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORKPLACE Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Ethnic and Gender Wage Disparities in Sri Lanka |
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The authors examine wage inequalities in
Sri Lanka's formal sector using data from the Sri Lanka
Integrated Survey 1999-2000. The study aims to: a)
investigate whether the labor market is characterized by
wage disparities among ethnic and gender groups; b) identify
the determinants of wages and the factors that affect the
wage differential; c) analyze the determinants of wages
across the conditional wage distribution; and d)
disaggregate the ethnic or gender wage disparities where
observed into a component affected by the endowment of
productive characteristics, as well as a component affected
by the returns to those productive characteristics in the
labor market. The authors find that ethnicity is not a
significant determinant of wages. The result is robust to
different specifications. In addition, ethnicity is not
significant in any of the emotional quantiles estimated.
However, there is gender disparity in wage rates in Sri
Lanka. The magnitude of this disparity varies depending on
the worker's ethnicity. This gender wage disparity
varies by about 10 percent for Tamils and 48 percent among
other ethnicities. In addition, the authors find that much
of the gender disparity is not explained by productive
characteristics, implying that discrimination against women
may play a role. The quantile regression estimates indicate
that the premium paid to male workers in the labor force is
more pronounced in the upper conditional wage rate distribution. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep |
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Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep |
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Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan |
| title |
Ethnic and Gender Wage Disparities in Sri Lanka |
| title_short |
Ethnic and Gender Wage Disparities in Sri Lanka |
| title_full |
Ethnic and Gender Wage Disparities in Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr |
Ethnic and Gender Wage Disparities in Sri Lanka |
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Ethnic and Gender Wage Disparities in Sri Lanka |
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ethnic and gender wage disparities in sri lanka |
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World Bank, Washington, D.C. |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1943368/ethnic-gender-wage-disparities-sri-lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14265 |
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