José António Cabral Vieira
Dep. of Economics and Management, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, João Pedro Almeida Couto
Dep. of Economics and Management, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, Maria Teresa Borges Tiago, University of the Azores
Dep. of Economics and Management, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Inter-regional Wage Dispersion in Portugal (assigned to theme
This paper examines the size o inter-regional wage dispersion in Portugal. For this purpose, we estimate a Mincer-type human capital wage equation, including controls for a large number of districts, and calculate a weighted and adjusted standard deviation (WASD) of inter-regional wage differences. The value is high and quite stable over time. The highest wages are found in the region of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley. We Moreover, is quite sensitive to inclusion of human capital and industry controls.
submitted 2005-06-13 13:30:01.970
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