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Does occupational segregation affect gender earning difference in India's informal sector? A decomposition exercise

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  • Jayanta Sen

    (Professor of Economics, West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata (W.B.), India)

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The study attempts to explore whether and to what extent occupational gender segregation affects average earning difference between male and female informal sector workers in India. A decomposition exercise is undertaken in order to examine the relative roles of gender segregation across occupations and within-occupation earning differentials in explaining overall average gender earning gap. Results show that male and female workers are highly segregated irrespective of rural and urban regions. Within-occupation earning differences, not gender segregation, contribute to the bulk of gender earning differentials in India's informal sector.

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  • Jayanta Sen, 2025. "Does occupational segregation affect gender earning difference in India's informal sector? A decomposition exercise," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 45(2), pages 755-762.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-24-00101
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    JEL classification:

    • J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination
    • J4 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets

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