Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service?

Government officials and polcy analysts maintain that Indonesia's civil servants are poorly paid and have been for decades. This conclusion is supported by anecdotal evidence and casual empiricism. The authors systematically analyze the realtionship between government and private compensation levels using data from two large household surveys carried out by Indonesia's Central Bureau of Statistics: the 1998 Sakernas and 1999 Susenas. The results suggest that government workers with a high school education or less, representing three-quarters of the civil service, earn a pay premium over their private sector counterparts. Civil servants with more than a high school education earn less than they would in the private sector but, on average, the premium is far smaller than commonly is alleged and is in keeping with public/private differentials in other countries. These results prove robust to varying econometric specifications and cast doubt on low pay as an explanation for government corruption.

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Main Authors: Lindauer, David L., Filmer, Deon
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2001-06
Subjects:CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CORRUPTION, DECREES, EMPLOYMENT, EXPENDITURE, FINANCIAL CRISIS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, GOVERNMENT SALARIES, GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALES, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCE, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, LABOR MARKET, MANAGERS, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, POLICY MAKERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, SERVICE DELIVERY, STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, TAX AUTHORITIES, TERTIARY EDUCATION, WORKERS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1346427/indonesia-low-pay-civil-service
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19589
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spelling dig-okr-10986195892024-08-08T18:01:48Z Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service? Lindauer, David L. Filmer, Deon CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION DECREES EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL CRISIS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT SALARIES GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABOR MARKET MANAGERS MINISTRY OF FINANCE POLICY MAKERS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TAX AUTHORITIES TERTIARY EDUCATION WORKERS Government officials and polcy analysts maintain that Indonesia's civil servants are poorly paid and have been for decades. This conclusion is supported by anecdotal evidence and casual empiricism. The authors systematically analyze the realtionship between government and private compensation levels using data from two large household surveys carried out by Indonesia's Central Bureau of Statistics: the 1998 Sakernas and 1999 Susenas. The results suggest that government workers with a high school education or less, representing three-quarters of the civil service, earn a pay premium over their private sector counterparts. Civil servants with more than a high school education earn less than they would in the private sector but, on average, the premium is far smaller than commonly is alleged and is in keeping with public/private differentials in other countries. These results prove robust to varying econometric specifications and cast doubt on low pay as an explanation for government corruption. 2014-08-21T19:37:57Z 2014-08-21T19:37:57Z 2001-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1346427/indonesia-low-pay-civil-service https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19589 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2621 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC
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topic CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CORRUPTION
DECREES
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT SALARIES
GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCE
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LABOR MARKET
MANAGERS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
POLICY MAKERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
SERVICE DELIVERY
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TAX AUTHORITIES
TERTIARY EDUCATION
WORKERS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CORRUPTION
DECREES
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT SALARIES
GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCE
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LABOR MARKET
MANAGERS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
POLICY MAKERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
SERVICE DELIVERY
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TAX AUTHORITIES
TERTIARY EDUCATION
WORKERS
spellingShingle CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CORRUPTION
DECREES
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT SALARIES
GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCE
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LABOR MARKET
MANAGERS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
POLICY MAKERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
SERVICE DELIVERY
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TAX AUTHORITIES
TERTIARY EDUCATION
WORKERS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CORRUPTION
DECREES
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT SALARIES
GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCE
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LABOR MARKET
MANAGERS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
POLICY MAKERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
SERVICE DELIVERY
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TAX AUTHORITIES
TERTIARY EDUCATION
WORKERS
Lindauer, David L.
Filmer, Deon
Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service?
description Government officials and polcy analysts maintain that Indonesia's civil servants are poorly paid and have been for decades. This conclusion is supported by anecdotal evidence and casual empiricism. The authors systematically analyze the realtionship between government and private compensation levels using data from two large household surveys carried out by Indonesia's Central Bureau of Statistics: the 1998 Sakernas and 1999 Susenas. The results suggest that government workers with a high school education or less, representing three-quarters of the civil service, earn a pay premium over their private sector counterparts. Civil servants with more than a high school education earn less than they would in the private sector but, on average, the premium is far smaller than commonly is alleged and is in keeping with public/private differentials in other countries. These results prove robust to varying econometric specifications and cast doubt on low pay as an explanation for government corruption.
topic_facet CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CORRUPTION
DECREES
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT SALARIES
GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCE
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LABOR MARKET
MANAGERS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
POLICY MAKERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
SERVICE DELIVERY
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TAX AUTHORITIES
TERTIARY EDUCATION
WORKERS
author Lindauer, David L.
Filmer, Deon
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Filmer, Deon
author_sort Lindauer, David L.
title Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service?
title_short Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service?
title_full Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service?
title_fullStr Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service?
title_full_unstemmed Does Indonesia Have a "Low-Pay" Civil Service?
title_sort does indonesia have a "low-pay" civil service?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2001-06
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1346427/indonesia-low-pay-civil-service
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19589
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