Overeducation and It’s Effect on the Gender Pay Gap

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Papi Balageriveh, Razieh | 2019

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 52459 (44)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Management and Economics
Advisor(s): Keshavarz Haddad, Gholamreza; Fatemi Ardestani, Farshad
Abstract:
In this study, we estimate the effect of overeducation on the gender pay gap in the private and public sectors, using Household Expenditure and Income Data of 1396. For this purpose, the realized matching method is used to calculate the overeducation and the Oaxaca and Blinder decomposition model to calculate wage gap. The results show that being female in both the private and public sectors has a negative effect on wages, but this effect is much stronger in the private sector. We also find that the gender wage gap among overeducated is lower than propereducated. The gender pay gap and its unexplained componentin among overeducated worker in both sectors is less than propereducated worker. On the other hand, the gender pay gap and its unexplained component (indicating discrimination) in both groups in the private sector is much higher than in the public sector. Thus, it seems that the overeducation reduces gender gaps and that women are more inclined towards education to combat gender wage discrimination
Keywords:
Over-Education ; Gerder Wage Gap ; Gender Discrimination ; Miss-Match ; Labor Market ; Wage ; Wage Inequality

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