Forecasting the gender wage gap in argentina from a productivity-based approach

• Diana Suárez ^[1] ; Florencia Fiorentin ^[1] ; Florencia Barletta ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento

     Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento

     Argentina

     
• Localización: Revista de economía mundial, ISSN 1576-0162, Nº 68, 2024, págs. 47-66
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.33776/rem.vi68.8293
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Proyecciones sobre la brecha salarial de género en argentina a partir de un enfoque basado en la productividad
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  • español

    Este artículo analiza la asociación entre la brecha salarial de género (GWG, por sus siglas en inglés) y la productividad a nivel sectorial para el caso argentino (2002-2022), con base en los estudios de género y la literatura sobre cambio estructural. A partir de una regresión dinámica con efectos aleatorios por cuartiles, se testea la relación entre la GWG, la participación femenina y la productividad sectorial. Los resultados muestran que el aumento de la participación femenina se asocia positivamente con reducciones en la brecha salarial en los sectores menos productivos. La tasa de graduación femenina impacta positivamente en la reducción de la GWG. Estos resultados sugieren que el cambio estructural hacia niveles más altos de productividad podría contribuir a cerrar la brecha salarial

  • English

    This paper analyzes the association between the gender wage gap (GWG) and productivity at the industry level in Argentina from 2002 to 2022, drawing on gender studies and literature on structural change. Using dynamic OLS regression with random effects across the 1st to 4th quantiles, we examine the relationship between the GWG, female labor participation, and industry productivity. Results indicate that increased female participation is positively associated with reductions in the wage gap in the least productive industries.

    Additionally, female education rates contribute positively to reducing the GWG.

    The findings also reveal that productivity gains in the most productive sectors help narrow the gender wage gap, suggesting that structural shifts toward higher productivity levels may play a role in closing this gap.

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