An Extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition to a Continuum of Comparison Groups

This paper proposes an extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition from two to a continuum of comparison groups. The proposed decomposition is then estimated for the case of racial wage differences in urban Peru, exploiting a novel data set that allows the capturing of mestizaje (racial mixtures).

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Year of publication:	2007-07
Authors:	Ñopo, Hugo
Institutions:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition \| race \| gender \| informality

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IZA Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 2921 11 pages
Classification:	C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: General ; J1 - Demographic Economics ; J7 - Discrimination ; O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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