Wage gap by educational background

...One aspect of the age-based wage gap is the difference in the cost of living by age, but another aspect is that age reflects the level of skill due to experience. (3) Wage gap by educational background Wage gaps by educational background are also generally recognized worldwide, but while in developed countries there are many cases where there is a large gap in starting salaries based on educational background, in Japan the starting salary gap is small and the gap widens as experience is gained. (4) Wage gap by occupation and job type Occupational wage gaps tend to reflect disparities between social classes and social groups, while job type gaps tend to reflect disparities based on the nature of the work, i.e., skill level, but both have attracted attention in Europe and the United States as the most fundamental aspects of wage structure. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "wage gap based on educational background" is listed below.

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…年齢別賃金格差の背景には生計費の年齢別格差という側面もあるが，年齢が経験による熟練度を反映するという側面もある。(3)学歴別賃金格差　学歴別賃金格差も世界的に一般的に認められるが，先進諸国では学歴別に大きな初任給格差のある例が多いのに対して，日本では初任給格差は小さく，経験を積むとともに格差が拡大するという特徴がある。(4)職業別･職種別賃金格差　職業別賃金格差は社会階層や社会集団の間の格差を，そして職種別格差は仕事の性質すなわち熟練度別の格差を反映する傾向が強いが，いずれも欧米では賃金構造の最も基本的な側面として関心を集めてきたものである。…

※「学歴別賃金格差」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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