Download This PaperMen X Women: Substitute or Complementary in Labor Market?
Brazilian Journal of Labour Studies, Vol. II, No. 1, Julho, 2002
12 Pages Posted: 6 Dec 2000 Last revised: 16 Feb 2012
Date Written: August 1, 1998
Abstract
This paper uses the Allen-Uzawa partial factor of substitutability to classify men and women as substitutes or complementary in labor market. In addition, a regression was estimated to corroborate the initial results. The findings indicate that men and women are complementary in Brazilian formal labor market.
Keywords: discrimination, wages, substitute, complementary
JEL Classification: J7, J16, J42
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