A Multilateral Decomposition of Racial Wage Differentials in the 1994 South African Labour Market

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20302016
AutoresPaul Allanson (0000-0001-9799-8425, University of Dundee), J Atkins (0000-0002-2928-353X), Janice L Atkins (0000-0003-4919-9068, University of Hull), Timothy Hinks (0000-0001-7761-931X)
Año2000
Volumen37
Número1
Páginas93-120
Fecha de publicación2000-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/713600060
OpenAlexW1994096827
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas8

This paper develops a new multilateral decomposition procedure for the analysis of wage differentials and applies this to the racial wage hierarchy in the South African labour market. Using microdata on male workers from the 1994 October Household survey, it is found that whites received the highest wages followed by asians, then coloureds and finally blacks. Productivity differences are shown to explain approximately two thirds of the white and black wage differentials, with the unexplained residuals attributable to discriminatory overpayment of whites and underpayment of blacks, and virtually all of the asian and coloured differentials. The results provide the basis for a discussion of postapartheid policy initiatives to tackle racial inequalities in the labour market

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Hierarchy · Inequality · Labour economics · Market economy · Productivity · Race (biology) · Racial hierarchy · Sociology · Wage · Wage Inequality · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality