Wage inequalities in urban labor market in the state of Paraná: a Heckman methodology application

Authors

  • Marcos Aurelio Andrade Rocha Mestrando em Desenvolvimento Econômico pela Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR
  • Maria de Fátima de Souza Campos Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL

Keywords:

Wages differentials, Heckman, Paraná

Abstract

In this article, determinants of wages are estimated for the case of the State of Paraná. The estimates are based on micro data for the year 2000, obtained from the Demographic Census, which is surveyed by IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). The classical function of human
capital is augmented to include other variables such as gender and race. Moreover, physical and geographical characteristics
and exogenous income are introduced in the model. The procedure by Heckman (1979) is used to eliminate potential selectivity biases. The results confirm education and experience
as important variables affecting wages (positively). Still, the results indicate that personal features differentiate individuals in the labor market, where Afro-Brazilians experience some handicaps. When the geographic issue is incorporated, the
estimates indicate, in the case of three major cities of Paraná, the following analysis: in terms of wage determination, workers in Curitiba City have advantages in comparison (in the following order) with workers in the cities of Londrina and Maringá.

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Author Biographies

Marcos Aurelio Andrade Rocha, Mestrando em Desenvolvimento Econômico pela Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

Economista, Mestrando em Desenvolvimento Econômico pela UFPR.

Maria de Fátima de Souza Campos, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL

Economista, doutora em Economia pela UFPE-PIMES. Docente do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Published

2011-06-01

How to Cite

Rocha, M. A. A., & Campos, M. de F. de S. (2011). Wage inequalities in urban labor market in the state of Paraná: a Heckman methodology application. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, (112), 47–71. Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/37

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