I provide a simple introduction to the use of propensity score reweighting to assess the effect of changes in covariates on the distribution of an outcome (such as wages). I relate this to the literature on estimating “average treatment effects” and Blinder/Oaxaca decompositions as well as discuss some of the limitations and uses of reweighting.

Using data of the Chinese Household Income Project surveys (CHIP), this study explores determinants gender wage gap by five kinds ownership sectors from 2002 to 2013 in urban China. A decomposition analysis based on Blinder-Oaxaca model is employed. The results show that difference human capital and discrimination against female workers contribute gap; influence unexplained component including ...

This paper empirically investigates the role of culture in explaining frequently reported differences financial literacy between women and men. Using nationally representative survey data from India, we find that are significantly less financially literate than gender gap is not observable, however, when only consider matrilineal states. Moreover, more knowledgeable patriarchal women. Blinder-O...

We propose a method for reporting how program evaluations reduce gaps between groups, such as the gender or Black-White gap. first show that reduction in disparities groups can be written difference conditional average treatment effects (CATE) each group. Then, using Kitagawa-Oaxaca-Blinder-style decomposition, we highlight these CATE decomposed into unexplained differences other observables ve...

Background The current study aimed to determine eye care utilization, to assess the role of economic inequality in the utilization of eye care services, and to identify its determinants in Shahroud, North of Iran.   Methods Of the 6,311 invited people, 5,190 (82.24%) individuals aged 40 to 64 years old participated in the study. A history of a visit by an ophthalmologist or optometrist was cons...

Abstract This paper investigates the sources of possible gender ownership gap in innovativeness a set Transition economies by means firm-level data coming from Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS V) conducted 2012–2014. Through Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition we highlight factors explaining differences propensity to innovate between female-owned male-owned firms. We find ...