Foreign Trade and the Gender Earnings Differential in Urban Mexico

• 영문명: Foreign Trade and the Gender Earnings Differential in Urban Mexico
• 발행기관: 세종대학교 경제통합연구소
• 저자명: Gautam Hazarika Rafael Otero
• 간행물 정보: 『Journal of Economic Integration』제19권 제2호, 353~373쪽, 전체 21쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.06.30

영문 초록

This paper examines the effect of foreign trade induced product market competition, upon workplace gender discrimination in urban Mexico as measured by the gender earnings differential. More than 3 decades ago, Becker (1957) argued that labor market discrimination was economically inefficient in that discriminating firms must forego a quantity of profit. Thus, firms with more market power, i.e., firms facing less competition, may be likelier to discriminate. It therefore follows that competition in product markets may reduce discrimination in labor markets. The spread of foreign trade has traditionally been a major factor in increased product market competition. Hence, Becker`s thesis suggests foreign trade will reduce employment discrimination. This paper finds evidence of a negative relation between foreign trade linked competition in product markets and workplace gender discrimination in data from the Mexican National Urban Employment Survey (Encuesta National de Empleo Urbano).

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Product Market Competition and Employment Discrimination: the Theory and Evidence

Ⅲ. The Case of Mexico

Ⅳ. The Empirical Methodology

Ⅴ. The Data and Empirical Results

Ⅵ. Gender and Trade

Ⅶ. Conclusion

키워드

Gender discrimination Trade liberalization Mexico