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Table 4 Wage elasticity and implied and actual wage gaps, by region and sector

From: Measuring links between labor monopsony and the gender pay gap in Brazil

 

Observations

ε l,w =−2β vs

Gaps

Parameter

Male

Female

Male

Female

p value

Implied

Actual

All

1,338,108

831,257

1.62

0.92

0.00

0.291

0.357

   

(.028)

(.036)

 

(.028)

(.0009)

Midwest

111,426

62,718

1.515

0.528

0.00

0.744

0.362

   

(.084)

(.098)

 

(.216)

(.003)

North

57,905

38,911

1.012

0.638

0.128

0.292

0.302

   

(.133)

(.207)

 

(.269)

(.004)

Northeast

215,370

144,418

1.045

0.089

0.00

5.237

0.315

   

(.1)

(.127)

 

(8.135)

(.002)

Southeast

724,193

432,573

1.656

0.983

0.00

0.258

0.354

   

(.037)

(.047)

 

(.032)

(.001)

South

229,214

152,637

1.893

1.342

0.00

0.142

0.378

   

(.071)

(.09)

 

(.036)

(.002)

All industry

297,420

121,131

2.129

2.086

0.752

0.007

0.399

   

(.072)

(.115)

 

(.021)

(.002)

Construction

117,959

7,413

1.452

0.279

0.001

1.715

0.198

   

(.098)

(.352)

 

(2.68)

(.006)

Retail trade

169,832

105,032

.883

0.79

0.446

0.063

0.197

   

(.076)

(.096)

 

(.087)

(.002)

Wholesale trade

44,316

15,901

1.205

0.899

0.256

0.154

0.225

   

(.153)

(.222)

 

(.164)

(.005)

Finance

25,970

20,297

2.25

1.873

0.319

0.062

0.191

   

(.258)

(.275)

 

(.066)

(.005)

Real estate

156,122

63,450

1.737

0.707

0.00

0.533

0.283

   

(.075)

(.095)

 

(.123)

(.003)

Transport

104,971

19,507

2.163

1.765

0.179

0.071

0.233

   

(.131)

(.265)

 

(.062)

(.004)

Hotel and service

88,483

101,133

1.029

0.675

0.009

0.259

0.229

   

(.097)

(.094)

 

(.12)

(.002)

Medical

16,506

55,576

.774

0.935

0.582

−0.097

0.174

   

(.244)

(.161)

 

(.179)

(.004)

Education

21,341

39,447

.941

0.844

0.662

0.059

0.139

   

(.176)

(.137)

 

(.138)

(.005)

Pub. admin.

184,085

261,556

.583

0.248

0.01

0.856

0.383

   

(.098)

(.086)

 

(.551)

(.002)

Agriculture

90,639

16,768

1.88

1.094

0.005

0.249

0.272

   

(.092)

(.262)

 

(.145)

(.004)

  1. Source: Brazilian RAIS, 2001
  2. Asterisks denote levels of significance: * p<0.05 and ** p<0.01