The Gender Wage Gap in Peru 1986-2000: Evidence from a Matching Comparisons Approach

Applying the methodology developed in Ñopo (2004), this paper analyzes the evolution of the gender wage gap in Peru from 1986 to 2000. This methodology has two advantages. First, it recognizes that the supports of observable characteristics distributions differ substantially. Second, it provides deeper insights regarding the distribution of the unexplained gender differences in earnings. For the period under analysis, males earn on average 45 percent more than females. This wage gap is composed of three additive elements: 11 percent differences in supports, 6 percent differences in distributions of individual characteristics and 28 percent unexplainable differences. About half of these unexplainable differences occur in the highest quintile of the wage distribution.

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Main Author: Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors: Hugo R. Ñopo
Format: Working Papers biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:Labor, Women, D31 - Personal Income Wealth and Their Distributions, J16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination, O54 - Latin America • Caribbean, WP-675,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010909
https://publications.iadb.org/en/gender-wage-gap-peru-1986-2000-evidence-matching-comparisons-approach
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spelling dig-bid-node-100802024-05-30T20:25:17ZThe Gender Wage Gap in Peru 1986-2000: Evidence from a Matching Comparisons Approach 2009-03-27T00:00:00+0000 http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010909 https://publications.iadb.org/en/gender-wage-gap-peru-1986-2000-evidence-matching-comparisons-approach Inter-American Development Bank Labor Women D31 - Personal Income Wealth and Their Distributions J16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination O54 - Latin America • Caribbean WP-675 Applying the methodology developed in Ñopo (2004), this paper analyzes the evolution of the gender wage gap in Peru from 1986 to 2000. This methodology has two advantages. First, it recognizes that the supports of observable characteristics distributions differ substantially. Second, it provides deeper insights regarding the distribution of the unexplained gender differences in earnings. For the period under analysis, males earn on average 45 percent more than females. This wage gap is composed of three additive elements: 11 percent differences in supports, 6 percent differences in distributions of individual characteristics and 28 percent unexplainable differences. About half of these unexplainable differences occur in the highest quintile of the wage distribution. Inter-American Development Bank Hugo R. Ñopo Working Papers application/pdf IDB Publications Peru en
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The Gender Wage Gap in Peru 1986-2000: Evidence from a Matching Comparisons Approach
description Applying the methodology developed in Ñopo (2004), this paper analyzes the evolution of the gender wage gap in Peru from 1986 to 2000. This methodology has two advantages. First, it recognizes that the supports of observable characteristics distributions differ substantially. Second, it provides deeper insights regarding the distribution of the unexplained gender differences in earnings. For the period under analysis, males earn on average 45 percent more than females. This wage gap is composed of three additive elements: 11 percent differences in supports, 6 percent differences in distributions of individual characteristics and 28 percent unexplainable differences. About half of these unexplainable differences occur in the highest quintile of the wage distribution.
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title The Gender Wage Gap in Peru 1986-2000: Evidence from a Matching Comparisons Approach
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