Education and gender wage differentials in Portugal: What can we learn from an age cohort analysis?

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Pilar González (Author) FEP; Luís Delfim Santos (Author) FEP; Maria Clementina Santos (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: Education Economics

Vol. 17 No. 2

Pages: 263-278

ISSN: 0964-5292

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

Scopus - 5 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Economics and Business

CORDIS: Social sciences > Economics

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-REK

DOI: 10.1080/09645290802628437

Abstract (EN): Important changes characterize the recent evolution of the schooling of workers in Portugal. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the consequences of those changes in the gender wage gap. In particular, we analyze and compare the way that this process has evolved in the groups of young workers and older workers. Our findings suggest that the major part of the pay gap refers to employer discrimination practices for both age group cohorts: in the case of the younger workers, discrimination plays an increasing role in explaining the wage gap; whereas for the older workers, discrimination remains stable over time. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific