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author = "Ñopo, Hugo"
Matching as a tool to decompose wage gaps
Author(s) :
Ñopo, Hugo
Description :
In this paper I present a methodology that uses matching comparisons to explain gender differences in wages. The approach emphasizes gender differences in the supports of the distributions of observable characteristics and provides useful insights about the distribution of the unexplained gender dif...
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EconStor
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English
An extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition to a continuum of comparison groups
Author(s) :
Ñopo, Hugo
Description :
This paper proposes an extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition from two to a continuum of comparison groups. The proposed decomposition is then estimated for the case of racial wage differences in urban Peru, exploiting a novel data set that allows the capturing of mestizaje (racial mixtures).
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EconStor
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English
The gender wage gap in Chile 1992 - 2003 from a matching comparisons perspective
Author(s) :
Ñopo, Hugo
Description :
This paper analyzes the evolution of the gender wage gap in Chile during the period 1992 to 2003 using the decomposition approach developed in Ñopo (2004). This approach, which decomposes the wage gap into four additive elements, stresses the need for comparisons inside the common support for the di...
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EconStor
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English
An extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition to a Continuum of Comparison Groups
Author(s) :
Ñopo, Hugo
Description :
This paper proposes an extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition from two to a continuum of comparison groups. The proposed decomposition is then estimated for the case of racial wage differences in urban Peru, exploiting a novel data set that allows the capturing of mestizaje (racial mixtures).
Repository :
EconStor
Language(s) :
English
The gender wage gap in Peru 1986-2000: Evidence from a matching comparisons approach
Author(s) :
Ñopo, Hugo
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 dee...
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EconStor
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English
Becoming an entrepreneur
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Using the 1996-2001 Chilean CASEN Panel Survey, this paper analyzes the impact on income of the switch from salaried employment to entrepreneurship (self-employment and leadership of micro-enterprises). By means of a difference-in-differences non-parametric matching estimator the paper alleviates pr...
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EconStor
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English
Returns to private education in Peru
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The private provision of educational services has been representing an increasing fraction of the Peruvian schooling system, especially in recent last decades. While there have been many claims about the differences in quality between private and public schools, there is no complete assessment of th...
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EconStor
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English
Evolution of gender wage gaps in latin america at the turn of the twentieth century: An addendum to new century, old disparities
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This paper complements the findings of Atal, Ñopo and Winder (2010) on gender and ethnic wage gaps for 18 Latin American countries circa 2005 by analyzing gender wage gaps for the same countries between circa 1992 and circa 2007. During this span the overall gender earnings gaps dropped about 7 perc...
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EconStor
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English
Gender and ethnic wage gaps in Guatemala from a matching comparisons perspective
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This paper analyzes gender and ethnic wage gaps in Guatemala for the period 2000-2006, applying a matching comparisons technique, finding pronounced wage gaps along both gender and ethnic dimensions, the latter being greater. Wage gaps in Guatemala are partially explained by differences in human cap...
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EconStor
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English
Gender segregation in the workplace and wage gaps: Evidence from urban Mexico 1994 - 2004
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This paper analyzes the evolution of gender segregation in the workplace in Mexico between 1994 and 2004, using a matching comparisons technique to explore the role of individual and family characteristics in determining gender segregation and wage gaps. The results suggest that the complete elimina...
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EconStor
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English