Estimation of the Determinants of Labor Income Inequality in Costa Rica for the Period 2001–2009

 

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Autori: Fernández-Aráuz, Andrés, Del Valle Alvarado, Roberto
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2011
Descrizione:This article analyzes the behavior of earnings inequality in Costa Rica in the lastdecade, showing that the increase seen in inequality during the last five years ismainly explained by the differences of wage by education level, for men and forwomen, and the wage gap by hours worked in women´s case.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/6939
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/reconomicas/article/view/6939
Keyword:Desigualdad de ingresos laborales
Costa Rica
Mercado laboral
Capital humano
Índice de Gini
Índice de Theil
Labor income inequality
Labor market
Human capital
Gini coefficient
Theil index