Changes in Wage Structure in Mexico Going Beyond the Mean: An Analysis of Differences in Distribution, 1987-2008

Trade Liberalization and Gender Wage Gap in Mexico

“…The evidence found is in line with the findings of Popli [23], Arceo and Campos [24], Tello et al [22], as well as Rodríguez [4], since they indicate the existence of a decrease of the inequality in favor of the women, although in breaking down the gap in characteristics and price, they find that most of the differences are due to the effect of the prices. Popli [23] reveals evidence of "glass ceiling"…”

“…and Arceo and Campos [24], from a stable pattern of "sticky floor" and a decreasing "glass ceiling", Tello et al [22]. On the other hand, observes "sticky floor" and "glass ceiling" in its results: in this research the results generally indicate that the yields are higher are the lower deciles of the distribution, especially for 2016, a fact that could be indicating the presence of sticky floor.…”

“…On the other hand, it can be observed that the wage gap is significantly lower in the upper deciles relative to the lower part of the distribution, a fact that provides evidence in favor of hypothesis 2, and that it would not find correspondence with Popli [23] and Tello et al [22] who hold the existence of a glass ceiling, however, is coincident with Rodríguez [4], finding a greater inequality in the low deciles of the salary distribution. On the other hand, in relation to the temporal Once the gender wage gap in each of the regions has been exposed, the characterization and coefficients are decomposed using the quantile regression technique by Melly [5].…”

“…The results do not allow a significant conclusion that trade liberalization narrowed the gender pay gap during the first stage of trade liberalization. Dominguez y Brown [19], with data from ENESTyC and a more recent period Tello et al [22], with data from the ENOE andENEU 1987-2008, analyze the relationship between wage inequality, employment structure and returns to education, applying the methodology of Melly [5], performs the decomposition of wage inequality by quantiles, as well as the analysis of individual covariances for urban areas in Mexico. In their results, they find that the differences in characteristics are much more important in the lower part (percentile 10) than in the upper part (percentile 90) of the salary distribution.…”

Endogeneidad de los rendimientos educativos en México

“…Este incremento en el nivel educativo provocó una reducción importante de la desigualdad salarial después de 1998 mediante la disminución de los rendimientos de la educación. Sin embargo, algunos estudios apuntan que los cambios en la demanda de trabajo calificado han sido insuficientes para compensar el aumento de la oferta de trabajadores con estudios superiores (Lopez-Calva & Lustig, 2009;Campos, 2010;Esquivel, Lustig & Scott, 2010;Campos et al, 2012;Tello, Ramos & Artís, 2012;Lustig, López-Calva & Ortiz-Juárez, 2013). En este sentido, el mercado de trabajo mexicano no logra absorber la gran cantidad de personas calificadas que ingresan en él.…”