Download or read book Public Management Occasional Papers Wage Determination in the Public Sector A France/Italy Comparison No. 21 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 1998-02-03 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally, pay analysis in the public sector has been based on cross section data, such as average or median wages. This study differs in that micro longitudinal data are used to explain and compare pay determination in the French and Italian civil services.