Abstract
Despite an extensive literature on Catholic-Protestant unemployment differentials in Northern Ireland, little is known about wage differentials. This paper provides new evidence using the Earnings and Employees Study for 2011. We find no evidence of an overall Catholic wage penalty, with unadjusted and adjusted differentials no larger than 1.4 log percent and statistically insignificant. Slightly larger differentials are found in some models for men, 50+ workers, and private sector workers, but again these are statistically indistinguishable from zero. Similar data linkages for 2001 and 1991 would enrich our understanding of the period when other measurable labour market disparities were wider.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 121-171 |
| Number of pages | 51 |
| Journal | Economic and Social Review |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 18 Jun 2024 |
Access to Document
- Catholic-Protestant wage differentials in Northern Ireland 2011: a re-examination with newly available data
Copyright 2024 the Authors. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher.