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

Vol. 18 No. 1 (1998)

Jan-Mar / 1998
Published January 1, 1998
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How to Cite

Cavalieri, Claudia Helena, and Reynaldo Fernandes. 1998. “Wage Differentials by Gender and Color: A Comparison Between Brazilian Metropolitan Regions”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 18 (1):162-80. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572000-1295.

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

Claudia Helena Cavalieri
Do Departamento de Economia da FEA-PUC/SP e doutoranda pela EAESP-FGV, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
Reynaldo Fernandes
Do Departamento de Economia da Faculdade de Economia e Administração da Universidade de São Paulo – FEA-USP, campus de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto/SP, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 18 No. 1 (1998), Jan-Mar / 1998, Pages 162-180

Abstract

The study analyses the wage differences behavior considering gender and race
in the Brazilian metropolitan areas. Based on a sample from PNAD (1989) were empirically
examined the pattern of the wage differences in the metropolitan areas in general and afterwards
was made a regional comparison. Restressing previous researches, this paper reveals
that, in average, either the men wages are higher than the women as well as those received
by 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 revealed
to be more homogeneous among the regions rather than the race differences.

JEL Classification: J31; J71.


Keywords: Racial discrimination gender discrimination wage inequality