Is there a public sector earnings premium in UK healthcare?

Jones, Melanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-8090 and Kaya, Ezgi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-2649 2024. Is there a public sector earnings premium in UK healthcare? Fiscal Studies: The Journal of Applied Public Economics 45 (4) , pp. 543-557. 10.1111/1475-5890.12380

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Abstract

Using data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings we provide the first estimates of intra-occupation sectoral hourly remuneration differentials in Britain. Focusing on healthcare, we find that public sector remuneration differentials for comparable workers vary substantially across occupations, with benchmark estimates from a premium of 34% for care workers to no significant differential for medical secretaries. This variation, as well as differences in trends in intra-occupational estimates, illustrates the insights from intra-occupation estimates for government pay setting. Indeed, in stark contrast to national estimates of a relatively small public sector differential, we find sizeable and robust public sector premia for doctors, auxiliary nurses and care workers.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Uncontrolled Keywords:	public sector earnings premium, healthcare, remuneration
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0143-5671
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	5 June 2024
Date of Acceptance:	4 June 2024
Last Modified:	20 Jan 2025 14:59
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169488

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