The Impact of Gender on Mid-Career Labour Income: The Case of Bulgaria

Social Sciences Research Network TransEurope Working Paper No. 32

18 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2012

See all articles by Ralitsa Simeonova-Ganeva

Ralitsa Simeonova-Ganeva

FEBA, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

Rumiana Stoilova

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Tatyana Kotzeva

Burgas Free University

Date Written: September 7, 2011

Abstract

The impact assessment of education and gender on mid-career labour income in a transitional economy could provide for better understanding of the influence of the labour market dynamics over individuals with different characteristics. Here, we attempt to find an answer to the question: How education and gender determine mid-career labour income? We estimate the returns to education depending on gender using Mincerian equations and regressions.

The data set we use is from the Structure of Earnings Survey conducted by the National Statistical Institute in 2002 and 2006. The analysis covers over 130,000 employees between 35 and 49 years old. The impact assessment will allow conclusions about the wage gap between men and women, working in different economic sectors incl. the division of public and private sector, services and industry. The access to managerial position and gender differences in the type of the labour contract will be investigated for their contribution to the persistence of a gender pay gap among the individuals with a tertiary education.

Suggested Citation

Simeonova-Ganeva, Ralitsa and Stoilova, Rumiana and Kotzeva, Tatyana, The Impact of Gender on Mid-Career Labour Income: The Case of Bulgaria (September 7, 2011). Social Sciences Research Network TransEurope Working Paper No. 32 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2017923 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2017923

Ralitsa Simeonova-Ganeva (Contact Author)

FEBA, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski ( email )

Bulgaria

Rumiana Stoilova

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences ( email )

1, 15 Noemvri Str.
1040 Sofia, 1113
United States

Tatyana Kotzeva

Burgas Free University ( email )

Bulgaria

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