Wage and occupational polarization in Mexico: 2005-2017

This research analyzes the phenomenon of wage and occupational polarization in the Mexican labor market during the period 2005-2017, based on a division of the labor market into formal and informal employment as well as gender. Through a decomposition by level of skills it is suggested that there is...

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Authors: García Ramírez, Gonzalo, García Ramírez, Gabriela
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repository:Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/400
Online Access:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/400
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:polarization
inequality
informal labor markets
discrimination
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Summary:This research analyzes the phenomenon of wage and occupational polarization in the Mexican labor market during the period 2005-2017, based on a division of the labor market into formal and informal employment as well as gender. Through a decomposition by level of skills it is suggested that there is a process of incipient polarization in the formal market and a canonical process of polarization in the informal market. In the same way, the index DER corroborate an increase in the wage and occupational polarization in the period. Likewise, a breakdown of components shows that labor market segmentation, union weakness, size of establishments and labor discrimination are some of the main causes of wage and occupational polarization in Mexico.