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La incidencia de la migración sobre las diferencias salariales de género en Colombia

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  • Ricardo José Salas Díaz

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En este artículo se muestra que en las ciudades colombianas la brecha salarial entre hombres y mujeres varía al tener en cuenta el lugar de origen de las mujeres. En particular, el estudio evidencia que el diferencial salarial es mayor entre los hombres que siempre han residido en la ciudad y las mujeres que provienen de zonas rurales, en comparación con el presentado cuando se compara a hombres y a mujeres que han vivido desde su nacimiento en una ciudad. Lo anterior sugiere que las remuneraciones al trabajo de las mujeres rurales en los núcleos urbanos son fruto de una doble penalidad por parte del mercado laboral: una por ser mujeres y otra por provenir de un municipio rural. Un resultado adicional del documento se obtiene al dividir la población por percentiles de ingreso, pues allí se observa que las diferencias salariales se profundizan en los percentiles de ingresos bajos, afectando en mayor medida a las mujeres migrantes. ****** This paper analyzes the gender wage gap among rural-urban migrants in 13 cities and their metropolitan areas in Colombia. In particular, it is demonstrated that the difference between male and female wages are wider when the comparison is made exclusively with the rural-born women. This suggests that wages paid to rural women are consequence of a double penalty; one for being women and another one for coming from a rural district. An additional observation in the article is obtained from taking a centile approach, in which it is observed that gender wage gap is not uniform across the population income, with higher differentials at the bottom.

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  • Ricardo José Salas Díaz, 2015. "La incidencia de la migración sobre las diferencias salariales de género en Colombia," Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Banco de la República, vol. 33(77), pages 103-116, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000107:013851
    DOI: 10.1016/j.espe.2014.11.002
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    Keywords

    Migración; Género; Brecha salarial; Regresión por percentiles; Características no observables;
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    JEL classification:

    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General

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