Browsing by Author "Dickey, Heather"

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The impact of migration on regional wage inequality : a semiparametric approach
(2014-11) Dickey, Heather; University of Aberdeen.Economics
Labour Market and Social Integration of Eastern European Migrants in Scotland and Portugal
(2018-09-01) Dickey, Heather; Drinkwater, Stephen; Shubin, Sergei; University of Aberdeen.Economics
National and regional earnings inequality in Great Britain: Evidence from quantile regressions
(University of Aberdeen Business School, 2004-11) Dickey, Heather
Earnings inequality in Great Britain has increased substantially over the last two decades at both the national and regional levels. This paper examines the changes that have taken place within both the national and regional distributions of earnings in Great Britain over the period 1976 to 1995. The estimation of national OLS and quantile regressions highlights those factors that have contributed to the rise in national earnings inequality, while the estimation of regional quantile earnings equations reveal the causes of increasing regional earnings inequality.
Regional earnings inequality in Great Britain: Evidence from fixed-effects regressions
(University of Aberdeen Business School, 2004-11) Dickey, Heather
Earnings inequality in Great Britain has increased substantially over the last two decades at both the national and regional levels. This paper examines the determinants of regional hourly earnings over the period 1976 to 1995 by estimating regional fixed-effects earnings equations. Using panel dataset from the New Earnings Survey, individual-specific heterogeneity is controlled for, and superior estimates of the factors affecting regional earnings are obtained. Increasing returns to skill, increasing industrial differentials, and increasing premiums for older workers are found to have contributed to increasing regional earnings inequality, and consequently rising earnings inequality at the national level.
Utilisation of eye-care services : The effect of Scotland's free eye examination policy
(2012-12) Dickey, Heather; Ikenwilo, Divine; Norwood, Patricia; Watson, Verity; Zangelidis, Alexandros; University of Aberdeen.Centre for Labour Market Research (CeLMR); University of Aberdeen.Economics; University of Aberdeen.Other Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Health Economics Research Unit
Who are the moonlighters and why they moonlight: Evidence for rural communities
(University of Aberdeen Business School, 2004-11) Dickey, Heather; Theodossiou, Ioannis
This paper examines the incidence of and reasons for moonlighting in the context of rural communities where multiple-job holding is viewed as an important means of promoting sustainability of these communities. Drawing upon a unique dataset of a relatively homogeneous population living in an isolated area on the west coast of Scotland, where employment opportunities are limited, dual-job holding is investigated within the fisheries and aquaculture industries. Evidence is found that those who moonlight do not do so primarily for financial reasons, and that educational attainment has a positive impact on the incidence of dual-job holding.