Gender wage gaps by college major in Taiwan: Empirical evidence from the 1997–2003 Manpower Utilization Survey |
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| Authors: | Eric S Lin |
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| Institution: | 1. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Box 353055, Seattle, WA 98195, United states\n;2. Center for Education Data and Research, 3876 Bridge Way N., Ste 201, Seattle, WA 98103, United states\n;3. Department of Economics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834, United states\n |
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| Abstract: | In this article, we examine the effect of incorporating the fields of study on the explained and unexplained components of the standard Oaxaca decomposition for the gender wage gaps in Taiwan using 1997–2003 Manpower Utilization Survey data. Using several existing and lately developed measures, we inspect the gender wage gap by college major to investigate whether gender wage discrimination exists in a specific field of study in Taiwan. We find that controlling for the major dummies does enhance the proportion of the characteristic effects in the Oaxaca-type decomposition. This finding is similar to those results found in western countries. However, using decomposition methods designed to assess within sector wage gaps, we find gender wage differences are statistically negligible in all majors except medicine. Our results can provide useful information on the economic returns to different disciplines to current and future college students, institutions, and government policy-makers. |
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