Inference on counterfactual distributions

V Chernozhukov, I Fernández‐Val, B Melly - Econometrica, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Counterfactual distributions are important ingredients for policy analysis and decomposition
analysis in empirical economics. In this article, we develop modeling and inference tools for …

Gender wage gaps,'sticky floors' and 'glass ceilings' in Europe

LN Christofides, A Polycarpou, K Vrachimis - Labour Economics, 2013 - Elsevier
We consider and attempt to understand the gender wage gap across 26 European
countries, using 2007 data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living …

Rising wage inequality, the decline of collective bargaining, and the gender wage gap

D Antonczyk, B Fitzenberger, K Sommerfeld - Labour economics, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the increase in wage inequality, the decline in collective bargaining,
and the evolution of the gender wage gap in West Germany between 2001 and 2006. Based …

Quantile selection models with an application to understanding changes in wage inequality

M Arellano, S Bonhomme - Econometrica, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a method to correct for sample selection in quantile regression models.
Selection is modeled via the cumulative distribution function, or copula, of the percentile …

Diferenciales salariales por género y región en Colombia: Una aproximación con regresión por cuantiles

LA Galvis–Aponte - Documentos de Trabajo Sobre …, 2010 - repositorio.banrep.gov.co
La existencia de brechas salariales por género es un fenómeno que, al igual que en
muchos otros países, está presente en el mercado laboral colombiano. Esas brechas no …

Evolución de la brecha salarial de género en México

EO Arceo-Gómez, RM Campos-Vázquez - El trimestre económico, 2014 - scielo.org.mx
El artículo analiza la brecha salarial de género en México entre 1990 y 2010 utilizando los
censos de población. En promedio, la brecha salarial ha disminuido en el periodo. En 2010 …

Human capital, discrimination, and the gender wage gap in Bangladesh

S Ahmed, M McGillivray - World development, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper investigates changes in the gender wage gap in Bangladesh over the period
1999–2009. The gap in average wages between men and women decreased by 31% over …

Trends in China's gender employment and pay gap: Estimating gender pay gaps with employment selection

W Chi, B Li - Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014 - Elsevier
In contrast to the United States and European countries, China has witnessed a widening
gender pay gap in the past two decades. Nevertheless, the size of the gender pay gap could …

Gender wage differentials among rural–urban migrants in China

E Magnani, R Zhu - Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the gender wage differentials among rural–urban migrants in China
using a nationally representative data set. On average, male migrants earn 30.2% more …

Sticky floors and glass ceilings in Latin America

P Carrillo, N Gandelman, V Robano - The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2014 - Springer
We employ unconditional quantile-decomposition methods to analyze the gender wage gap
(gwg) in the urban region of twelve Latin American countries. Using data from harmonized …