The Gender Pay Gap in a Highly Regulated Market

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dc.contributor.authorBordón, Paola
dc.contributor.authorEstrada, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorSánchez, Cristián
dc.contributor.authorSarzosa, Miguel
dc.coverage.spatialMéxicoes_ES
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-17T10:00:03Z
dc.date.available2026-07-17T10:00:03Z
dc.date.issued2026-07-17
dc.description.tableofcontentsThis paper studies gender pay disparities in Mexico's public-school system, a highly regulated labor market with standardized pay schedules and centralized wage setting. Using administrative payroll data from 2016 to 2024, we compare teachers in identical positions within the same school to estimate gender differences in pay for equal work. We find an equal-work wage gap of 0.018 log points. About half of this gap is accounted for by slower progression of women through the horizontal promotion system. Gender differences in total earnings are larger, at 0.045 log points, reflecting both men's greater likelihood of holding multiple positions and the larger gender pay gap in teachers' secondary jobs. We also show that motherhood reduces women's wage rates --as well as labor supply and earnings-- and identify one novel mechanism underlying the decline in wage rates: mothers' switching to working in localities with greater amenities but lower pay.es_ES
dc.identifier.citationBordón, P., Estrada, R., Sánchez, C., & Sarzosa, M. (2026, July 17). The Gender Pay Gap in a Highly Regulated Market. Retrieved from https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/2696en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/2696
dc.language.isoenes_ES
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-NDes_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/es_ES
dc.subjectGéneroes_ES
dc.subjectEquidad e inclusión social
dc.subjectEducación
dc.subjectBases de datos
dc.subjectMujer
dc.subjectInvestigación socioeconómica
dc.subjectFinanzas
dc.titleThe Gender Pay Gap in a Highly Regulated Marketes_ES
dc.typeworkingPaperes_ES

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