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Wage differentials by gender and color: a comparison between Brazilian metropolitan regions

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  • Claudia Helena Cavalieri
  • Reynaldo Fernandes

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The study analyses the wage differences behavior considering gender and racein the Brazilian metropolitan areas. Based on a sample from PNAD (1989) were empiricallyexamined the pattern of the wage differences in the metropolitan areas in general and afterwardswas made a regional comparison. Restressing previous researches, this paper revealsthat, in average, either the men wages are higher than the women as well as those receivedby white people are superior than the blacks. Even after the realization a series of controls,such as: age, scholarship, place of living and race (gender). The gender differences revealedto be more homogeneous among the regions rather than the race differences. JEL Classification: J31; J71.

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  • Claudia Helena Cavalieri & Reynaldo Fernandes, 1998. "Wage differentials by gender and color: a comparison between Brazilian metropolitan regions," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 18(1), pages 162-180.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:18:y:1998:i:1:p:162-180:id:1128
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    Keywords

    Racial discrimination; gender discrimination; wage inequality;
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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

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