Determinantes del diferencial salarial por género en Colombia, 1997-2003

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ID6167091
AuthorsFernández María Del Pilar (corresponding author)
Year2006
Issue58
Pages165-208
Publication date2006-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Desarrollo y Sociedad (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0120-3584 • E-ISSN: 1900-7760
PublisherUniversidad de los Andes (PUBLISHER • VE)
DOI10.13043/dys.58.5
OpenAlexW2140697804
LanguageES
Citations received4
References cited10

This work explores the determinants of the gender wage gap in Colombia for the period 1997-2003, using data from the Living Standards Survey (ECV). The estimations are done using quantile regression, in order to analyze the determinants at various points of the wage distribution and not only at the mean, as has been done by previous works. Based on regressions for income equations, a decomposition of the wage gap is performed. The results suggest that the gap is not explained by differences in the productive abilities of men and women, but by differences in their payment. Thus, the traditional methods employed to ameliorate the situation, such as placement laws would not be effective if they are not accompanied by comprehensive wage schemes based on achievements. Wage scales exist in Colombia’s public sector and they have proved to be an effective way of diminish the gender differences in pay

Humanities · Political science · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Latin American Legal and Economic Studies · Philosophy

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