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 |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | 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: | 30 Jul 2025 15:02 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169488 |
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