A discriminação racial e de gênero no mercado de trabalho de Alagoas

Abstract

The debate on racial and gender discrimination in the labor market has been gaining ground in recent years. In order to contribute to this discussion, the main objective of this study is to decompose the income differential for the race (white and nonwhite) and for sex (men and women) in the labor market, with reference to the alagoano labor Market. The methodology used was a mincerian equation for wage determination and the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition (1973) for the decomposition of wages between groups. The National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) database for the year 2014 was used. Based on the results, it was found that there is a wage gap between whites and non-whites, as well as between men and women. Part of this distinction is explained by observable determinants (endowment effect), as in the case of race where whites have a higher school level than blacks. However, most of the difference in income is justified by the discriminatory effect, in which individuals have the same endowments, perform the same functions, but receive different values. Finally, it is suggested that future research analyze the historical process related to race and gender in the labor market as a way to understand the current model and to have more efficient public policies in the fight against discrimination.