Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service?
Government officials and polcy analysts maintain that Indonesia's civil servants are poorly paid and have been for decades. This conclusion is supported by anecdotal evidence and casual empiricism. The authors systematically analyze the realti...
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okr-10986-195892021-04-23T14:03:43Z Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service? Filmer, Deon Lindauer, David L. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION DECREES EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL CRISIS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT SALARIES GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABOR MARKET MANAGERS MINISTRY OF FINANCE POLICY MAKERS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TAX AUTHORITIES TERTIARY EDUCATION WORKERS Government officials and polcy analysts maintain that Indonesia's civil servants are poorly paid and have been for decades. This conclusion is supported by anecdotal evidence and casual empiricism. The authors systematically analyze the realtionship between government and private compensation levels using data from two large household surveys carried out by Indonesia's Central Bureau of Statistics: the 1998 Sakernas and 1999 Susenas. The results suggest that government workers with a high school education or less, representing three-quarters of the civil service, earn a pay premium over their private sector counterparts. Civil servants with more than a high school education earn less than they would in the private sector but, on average, the premium is far smaller than commonly is alleged and is in keeping with public/private differentials in other countries. These results prove robust to varying econometric specifications and cast doubt on low pay as an explanation for government corruption. 2014-08-21T19:37:57Z 2014-08-21T19:37:57Z 2001-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1346427/indonesia-low-pay-civil-service http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19589 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2621 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Indonesia |
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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION DECREES EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL CRISIS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT SALARIES GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABOR MARKET MANAGERS MINISTRY OF FINANCE POLICY MAKERS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TAX AUTHORITIES TERTIARY EDUCATION WORKERS |
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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION DECREES EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL CRISIS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT SALARIES GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABOR MARKET MANAGERS MINISTRY OF FINANCE POLICY MAKERS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TAX AUTHORITIES TERTIARY EDUCATION WORKERS Filmer, Deon Lindauer, David L. Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service? |
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Government officials and polcy analysts
maintain that Indonesia's civil servants are poorly
paid and have been for decades. This conclusion is supported
by anecdotal evidence and casual empiricism. The authors
systematically analyze the realtionship between government
and private compensation levels using data from two large
household surveys carried out by Indonesia's Central
Bureau of Statistics: the 1998 Sakernas and 1999 Susenas.
The results suggest that government workers with a high
school education or less, representing three-quarters of the
civil service, earn a pay premium over their private sector
counterparts. Civil servants with more than a high school
education earn less than they would in the private sector
but, on average, the premium is far smaller than commonly is
alleged and is in keeping with public/private differentials
in other countries. These results prove robust to varying
econometric specifications and cast doubt on low pay as an
explanation for government corruption. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Filmer, Deon Lindauer, David L. |
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Filmer, Deon Lindauer, David L. |
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Filmer, Deon |
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Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service? |
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Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service? |
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Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service? |
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Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service? |
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Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service? |
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does indonesia have a "low-pay" civil service? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1346427/indonesia-low-pay-civil-service http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19589 |
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