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MARKET INTERRUPTION AND GENDER EARNING GAP IN THAI LABOR MARKET |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Raykha Srisomboon |
| Title | MARKET INTERRUPTION AND GENDER EARNING GAP IN THAI LABOR MARKET |
| Publisher | University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce |
| Publication Year | 2559 |
| Journal Title | UTCC International Journal of Business and Economics |
| Journal Vol. | 8 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 101-132 |
| Keyword | Thailand, gender earning gap, market interruption, entry- level labor, decomposition |
| URL Website | http://ijbejournal.com/ |
| Website title | ijbejournal |
| ISSN | 1906-5582 (paper) |
| Abstract | This paper studies gender earning gap in Thai labor market. An overall gender earning gap in Thailand is decreasing over time. For the group of labors who have experience no more than 5 years (entry-level), an average female worker earns more than an average male worker since 1990s. On the other hand, for the group of labors who have experience more than 5 years (experienced), an average male worker earn more than an average female. Results from both parametric (Blinder-Oaxaca, 1973) and semi-parametric (DiNardo-Fortin-Lemieux,1996) decompositions show that the disadvantage of entry-level female workers is significantly smaller than the disadvantage of experienced female workers. In addition, we found that a marital status plays an important role in determining gender earning gap for experienced workers but not for entry-level workers. This finding suggests that a natural market interruption of female, e.g., child-bearing duty, is an important factor determining gender earning gap in Thai labor market rather than gender market discrimination. |
