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Discriminación salarial por género en el mercado de trabajo del Paraguay: Análisis del sector formal, zona metropolitana y zona fronteriza con Brasil
[Salary discrimination by gender in the labor market of Paraguay: Analysis of the formal sector, metropolitan area and border area with Brazil]

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  • Débora de Lima Braga Penha
  • Anibal David Cuenca López
  • Francisco Carlos da Cunha Cassuce

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The objective of this study is to analyze the wage discrimination’s behavior based on gender in the Paraguayan labor market in the formal sector, focusing on the metropolitan region and the border with Brazil in the period from 2017 to 2019. For this purpose, the wage equations were estimated of Mincer (1974) and Heckman’s (1979) methodology. Subsequently, the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition (1973) is performed. The results indicate that, despite the fall in the wage gap in the analyzed period, income inequalities by gender still persist. Part of the income gap is due to unexplained factors that can be attributed to discrimination. For this reason, it is necessary to implement policies that guarantee equal pay for sex

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  • Débora de Lima Braga Penha & Anibal David Cuenca López & Francisco Carlos da Cunha Cassuce, 2021. "Discriminación salarial por género en el mercado de trabajo del Paraguay: Análisis del sector formal, zona metropolitana y zona fronteriza con Brasil [Salary discrimination by gender in the labor m," Estudios Economicos, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Departamento de Economia, vol. 38(76), pages 5-43, january-j.
    • Handle: RePEc:uns:esteco:v:38:y:2021:i:76:p:5-43
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    Keywords

    discriminación salarial; género; sector formal; Paraguay;
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    JEL classification:

    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • C01 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Econometrics

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