The Blinder–Oaxaca Decomposition for Linear Regression Models
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23312944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben Jann (0000-0001-9855-1967, ETH Zurich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 453-479 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Stata Journal: Promoting communications on statistics and Stata (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1536-867X • E-ISSN: 1536-8734 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1536867x0800800401 |
| OpenAlex | W2152874686 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 582 |
| References cited | 32 |
The counterfactual decomposition technique popularized by Blinder (1973, Journal of Human Resources, 436–455) and Oaxaca (1973, International Economic Review, 693–709) is widely used to study mean outcome differences between groups. For example, the technique is often used to analyze wage gaps by sex or race. This article summarizes the technique and addresses several complications, such as the identification of effects of categorical predictors in the detailed decomposition or the estimation of standard errors. A new command called oaxaca is introduced, and examples illustrating its usage are given.
Categorical variable · Counterfactual thinking · Decomposition · Econometrics · Identification (biology) · Linear regression · Mathematical economics · Outcome (game theory) · Regression · Statistics · Computer Science · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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