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Generating conditional expectations from models with selectivity bias: comment

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: Plugging identical values of the Mills' ratio into estimates of selectivity-adjusted wage regressions for men and women generates wage predictions that pertain to men and women with identical unobserved characteristics only under highly restrictive conditions. This calls into question the suggestion of Vella (1988) and the details of several gender gap decomposition studies.

Source: Economics Letters

DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1765(98)00004-4

Author: Julie Anderson Schaffner

Institution: Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,030