An empirical study of gender wage differentials in Hong Kong.

• Other Authors: Lee, Chung-man.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Wages > Women; Wages > Women > China > Hong Kong; Wage differentials; Wage differentials > China > Hong Kong
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5891907; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-324692

Lee Chung-man. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-61). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === Abstract --- p.i === Acknowledgement --- p.iv === Table of Contents --- p.v === List of Tables --- p.vii === Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 === Chapter Chapter 2. --- Literature Review --- p.6 === Chapter 2.1 --- Empirical Findings on Gender Wage Differentials --- p.6 === Chapter 2.2 --- The Determinants of the Earnings Equation --- p.8 === Chapter 2.3 --- Decomposition of Gender Wage Differentials --- p.12 === Chapter Chapter 3. --- Data Description --- p.17 === Chapter Chapter 4. --- The Gender Earnings Gap in Hong Kong --- p.22 === Chapter 4.1 --- The Overall Gender Earnings Gap in Hong Kong --- p.22 === Chapter 4.2 --- The Gender Earnings Gap by Age Cohorts --- p.23 === Chapter 4.3 --- The Gender Earnings Gap by Education Levels --- p.24 === Chapter 4.4 --- The Gender Earnings Gap in Different Occupations --- p.26 === Chapter Chapter 5. --- The Earnings Equation and Return to Education in Hong Kong --- p.28 === Chapter 5.1 --- Determinants of Monthly Earnings --- p.28 === Chapter 5.2 --- The Overall Regression Pattern of the Earnings Equation --- p.29 === Chapter 5.3 --- Return to Education by Age Cohorts --- p.31 === Chapter 5.4 --- Return to Education in Different Education Levels --- p.32 === Chapter 5.5 --- Return to Education in Different Occupations --- p.33 === Chapter Chapter 6. --- Decomposition of the Gender Wage Differential --- p.36 === Chapter 6.1 --- Results from the Blinder-Oaxaca Male Weighted Decomposition --- p.38 === Chapter 6.2 --- Results from the Blinder-Oaxaca Female Weighted Decomposition --- p.40 === Chapter 6.3 --- Results from other Decomposition Approaches --- p.41 === Chapter 6.4 --- Decomposition Results by Groups --- p.43 === Chapter 6.5 --- Comparison for the Decomposition Approaches --- p.52 === Chapter Chapter 7 --- Conclusion --- p.55 === Bibliography --- p.58 === Appendix --- p.62 === Tables --- p.68