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dc.titleAbility, Schooling Choices and Gender Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence for Chile
dc.contributor.authorBravo, David
dc.contributor.authorSanhueza, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorUrzĂșa, Sergio
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageChile
dc.date.available2011-09-26T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2008-05-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes gender differences in the Chilean labor market, formally addressing the selection of individuals into schooling levels and its impact on gender gaps. The paper utilizes a new and rich data set containing information on labor market outcomes, schooling attainment and schooling performance, as well as variables characterizing individuals' family background. Although the results show statistically significant gender differences in several dimensions of the Chilean labor market, these gaps depend largely on individuals' level of schooling. Nonetheless, these findings should not be taken as decisive evidence of discrimination in the Chilean labor market, as future research based on better information might explain some of the unexplained labor market gaps.
dc.format.extent42
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011270
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Ability-Schooling-Choices-and-Gender-Labor-Market-Discrimination-Evidence-for-Chile.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWorkforce and Employment
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subject.keywordslabor market, gender, gender discrimination, schooling choices
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-N3135
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