A Comparison of the Wage Structure between the Public and Private Sectors in Japan
A Comparison of the Wage Structure between the Public and Private Sectors in Japan
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日本公共部门和私营部门工资结构的比较
DOI：
10.1016/j.jjie.2016.01.004
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Masayuki Morikawa
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作者：
Morikawa;Masayuki;Kei-ichiro Kobayashi;松浦寿幸;Sugawara S. and Nakamura J.;北尾早霧;Masayuki Morikawa
本文使用涵盖公共部门和私营部门员工的大型微观数据集，比较了日本公共部门和私营部门的工资结构。我们不是比较整体工资水平，而是按性别、年龄、教育和地区考察相对工资的差异。根据对工资函数的估计，公共部门按性别和教育程度划分的工资差距小于私营公司。公共部门的年龄-工资分布比私营部门更陡峭。公共部门的工资受到更多的压缩;工资分配的低端工资相对较高，高端工资相对较低。公共部门的地区工资差别较小。因此，公共部门工作人员的工资水平在农村地区相对较高，在大城市地区相对较低。为了确保有效地提供公共服务，只比较平均工资是不适当的。要认真观察工资结构按个人特点、按地区的差异。
This paper compares the wage structure between the public and private sectors in Japan by using a large microdata set covering public and private sector employees. Rather than comparing overall wage levels, we examine the differences in relative wages by gender, age, education, and region. According to the estimation of wage functions, wage gaps by gender and educational attainment are smaller in the public sector than in private companies. The public sector’s age-wage profile is steeper than that of the private sector. Public sector wages are more compressed; the wages are relatively higher at the lower end of the wage distribution and relatively lower at the higher end. The regional wage differential is smaller in the public sector. As a result, the wage level of public sector workers is relatively higher in rural regions and relatively lower in large metropolitan regions. To ensure the efficient provision of public services, it is inappropriate to compare only average wages. We should carefully observe the differences in wage structure by individual characteristics and by region.