Ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market
This study examines the relationship between earnings and racial differences in a context in which various races have coexisted and mixed during several centuries, as is in many parts of the post-colonial world, and specifically Urban Peru. Coarse indicators of racial differences do not suffice in c...
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| author | Ñopo, Hugo Saavedra, Jaime Torero, Maximo |
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| description | This study examines the relationship between earnings and racial differences in a context in which various races have coexisted and mixed during several centuries, as is in many parts of the post-colonial world, and specifically Urban Peru. Coarse indicators of racial differences do not suffice in capturing this relationship therefore we introduce a score-based procedure of white and indigenous racial intensities that allows us to approximate these mixed racial heritage. We introduce a score-based procedure of white and indigenous racial intensities that allows us to approximate the heterogeneity within the mestizo population. We construct two types of indicators of racial intensities using a score-based procedure: a single-dimensional indicator of degrees of whiteness; and a two-dimensional indicator combining degrees of both whiteness and indigeneity. This second indicator allows us to study non-linearities in earning differences across mixed white and indigenous racial characteristics. Our estimates from a semi-parametric model show evidence of a race premium for whiteness on earnings, statistically significant among wage earners but not among the self-employed. These results may be consistent with a story of employer discrimination. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1719262025-02-19T14:07:27Z Ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market Ñopo, Hugo Saavedra, Jaime Torero, Maximo labour market This study examines the relationship between earnings and racial differences in a context in which various races have coexisted and mixed during several centuries, as is in many parts of the post-colonial world, and specifically Urban Peru. Coarse indicators of racial differences do not suffice in capturing this relationship therefore we introduce a score-based procedure of white and indigenous racial intensities that allows us to approximate these mixed racial heritage. We introduce a score-based procedure of white and indigenous racial intensities that allows us to approximate the heterogeneity within the mestizo population. We construct two types of indicators of racial intensities using a score-based procedure: a single-dimensional indicator of degrees of whiteness; and a two-dimensional indicator combining degrees of both whiteness and indigeneity. This second indicator allows us to study non-linearities in earning differences across mixed white and indigenous racial characteristics. Our estimates from a semi-parametric model show evidence of a race premium for whiteness on earnings, statistically significant among wage earners but not among the self-employed. These results may be consistent with a story of employer discrimination. 2007-07 2025-01-29T12:59:00Z 2025-01-29T12:59:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171926 en Limited Access University of Chicago Press Ñopo, Hugo; Saavedra, Jaime; Torero, Maximo. 2007. Ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market. Economic Development and Cultural Change 55 (4): 709-734. https://doi.org/10.1086/516762 |
| spellingShingle | labour market Ñopo, Hugo Saavedra, Jaime Torero, Maximo Ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market |
| title | Ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market |
| title_full | Ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market |
| title_fullStr | Ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market |
| title_short | Ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market |
| title_sort | ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market |
| topic | labour market |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171926 |
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