Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators

The Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators (WWBI) database is a unique cross-national dataset on public sector employment and wages that aims to fill an information gap, thereby helping researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers gain a better understanding of the personnel dimensions of state capability, the footprint of the public sector within the overall labor market, and the fiscal implications of the public sector wage bill. The dataset is derived from administrative data and household surveys, thereby complementing existing, expert perception-based approaches.

Usage

wwbi

Format

A data frame with 993 rows and 11 variables:

country_code

character World Bank country code.

year

double Year.

share_no_edu

double Share of public sector personnel with no education.

share_primary_edu

double Share of public sector personnel with primary education completed.

share_secondary_edu

double Share of public sector personnel with secondary education completed.

share_tertiary_edu

double Share of public sector personnel with tertiary education completed.

ps_wage_premium_edu_sector

double Public sector wage premium in the education sector, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_hea_sector

double Public sector wage premium in the health sector, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_female

double Public sector wage premium for female personnel, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_male

double Public sector wage premium for male personnel, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_pooled

double Public sector wage premium for all public sector personnel, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_share_total_emp

double Public sector employment, as a share of total employment

ps_share_paid_emp

double Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment

ps_share_formal_emp

double Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment

ps_wage_premium_isced_n

double Public sector wage premium for personnel with no education, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_isced_1

double Public sector wage premium for personnel with primary education completed, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_isced_2_3

double Public sector wage premium for personnel with secondary education completed, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_isced_5t8

double Public sector wage premium for personnel with tertiary education completed, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_clerk

double Public sector wage premium for personnel in clerical support occupations, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_elementary

double Public sector wage premium for personnel in elementary occupations, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_professional

double Public sector wage premium for personnel in professional occupations, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_manager

double Public sector wage premium for personnel in managerial occupations, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

ps_wage_premium_technical

double Public sector wage premium for personnel in technical and associate professional occupations, compared to formal wage employees in the private sector.

Source

World Bank https://data360.worldbank.org/en/int/dataset/WB_WWBI