Determinants of the wage gap in Ecuador: analysis under a minceriano model related to dummy aggregate variables

• López Lapo, Jorge Luis ^[1] ; Sarmiento Castillo, Germania ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Nacional de Loja

     Universidad Nacional de Loja

     Loja, Ecuador

     
• Localización: Espirales. Revista multidisciplinaria de investigación, ISSN-e 2550-6862, Vol. 3, Nº. 29, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Abril - Junio), págs. 70-85
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Introduction The Human Capital Theory exposes that inequality in labor income is due to different factors, including productivity and education. Objectiveanalyze income inequality in the Ecuadorian labor market. The research takes data from the National Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment Survey of INEC estimating the Mincerian equation (1974) by adding dummy variables.Materials and methods The research takes data of secondary information that rests in the ENEMDU survey updated to December 2018 that includes the characteristics of the EAP in Ecuador. Resultscharacterization of the gender variable, schooling positively influences their hourly wages. Discussion Regarding the gender variable, this long term of not correcting the salary differences may have an impact on old age. ConclusionsWhen there is gender discrimination, it is imperative to identify and quantify the jobs and professions to which women have access in a lesser proportion.