Associations of changes in age-education structure with earnings of female and male workers in Brazil

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Abstract

This study aims to estimate associations of demographic and educational changes with earning of female and male workers in Brazil. Previous studies considered earnings of male workers, but they did not include earnings of female workers. The 1991, 2000, and 2010 Brazilian Demographic Censuses can be utilized for this analysis. Preliminary results suggest that the share of female population had stronger negative effects on earnings compared to the share of male population. Changes in age and educational compositions have significant associations with earnings profiles of female and male workers. Future improvements of this model should consider correlations between female and male shares to better estimate trends on earnings.

Authors

• Ernesto F. L. Amaral, Texas A&M University

• Guilherme Quaresma Gonçalves, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

• Samantha Haussmann Rodarte Faustino, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

• Madeline Pye, Texas A&M University