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Table 2 SDI decomposition of relative wage changes between rural and urban India

From: Changing wage structure in India in the post-reform era: 1993–2011

 

Relative wage

Relative supply

Relative demand

Institutions

1993–1994 to 2004–2005

2004–2005 to 2011–2012

1993–1994 to 2011–2012

1993–1994 to 2004–2005

2004–2005 to 2011–2012

1993–1994 to 2011–2012

1993–1994 to 2004–2005

2004–2005 to 2011–2012

1993–1994 to 2011–2012

1993–1994 to 2004–2005

2004–2005 to 2011–2012

1993–1994 to 2011–2012

Urban/rural educ.

Male

− 0.17

0.01

− 0.16

− 0.38

− 0.20

− 0.57

− 0.22

− 0.11

− 0.30

− 0.21

− 0.12

− 0.26

Female

− 0.07

− 0.02

− 0.09

− 0.73

− 0.25

− 0.99

− 0.03

− 0.02

− 0.05

− 0.08

− 0.12

− 0.18

Urban/rural uneduc.

Male

− 0.37

− 0.10

− 0.47

0.05

− 0.10

− 0.05

− 0.45

− 0.37

− 0.77

− 0.07

− 0.10

− 0.13

Female

− 0.21

− 0.16

− 0.37

0.12

0.01

0.13

− 0.17

− 0.04

− 0.28

0.08

− 0.15

− 0.08

Urban/rural old

Male

− 0.29

− 0.09

− 0.38

0.06

0.01

0.07

− 0.52

− 0.37

− 0.89

− 0.19

− 0.10

− 0.22

Female

− 0.16

− 0.12

− 0.29

0.05

0.14

0.19

− 0.19

− 0.04

− 0.32

0.00

− 0.17

− 0.16

Urban/rural young

Male

− 0.28

0.00

− 0.28

0.10

0.07

0.16

− 0.27

− 0.22

− 0.46

− 0.06

− 0.09

− 0.11

Female

− 0.12

0.00

− 0.12

0.29

0.40

0.69

− 0.13

− 0.03

− 0.23

0.06

− 0.12

− 0.06

Urban/rural

Male

− 0.35

− 0.08

− 0.44

0.09

0.00

0.09

− 0.43

− 0.32

− 0.73

− 0.15

− 0.10

− 0.19

Female

− 0.25

− 0.09

− 0.34

0.20

0.19

0.39

− 0.17

− 0.04

− 0.28

0.01

− 0.16

− 0.13

Urban/rural

All

− 0.27

− 0.09

− 0.36

0.28

0.20

0.48

− 0.35

− 0.24

− 0.60

− 0.08

− 0.12

− 0.17