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Estructura productiva y desigualdad salarial: evidencia para América Latina

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  • Ciaschi, Matías

    (Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (Cedlas))

  • Galeano, Luciana

    (Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (Cedlas))

  • Gasparini, Leonardo

    (Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (Cedlas))

Abstract

This paper studies the evolution of skill premia and its relationship with the productive structure in 16 countries in Latin America, using microdata from household surveys and information from national accounts for the 1991-2015 period. The evidence suggests that the change in the productive structure is significantly correlated to the dynamics of wage inequality. In particular, when the share in total value added of sectors that are more intensive in high-skilled labor grows, the skill premia increases significantly.

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  • Ciaschi, Matías & Galeano, Luciana & Gasparini, Leonardo, 2021. "Estructura productiva y desigualdad salarial: evidencia para América Latina," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 88(349), pages 77-106, enero-mar.
    • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:88:y:2021:i:349:p:77-106
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.20430/ete.v88i349.1078
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    Keywords

    Inequality; wage gap; economic structure; Latin America.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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