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abstract: 'This paper investigates gender wage inequality in Sri Lanka during
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1992-2014, a period of robust economic growth following pro-market
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reforms. The gap in mean wages between men and women decreased steadily
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over this period. Unconditional quantile regression reveals the decline
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in gender wage inequality was driven by the upper half of the
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distribution, and was due to improvements in women''s observable human
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capital. Yet, the pay structure became more unequal, indicating widening
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gender gaps in the returns to labor market characteristics and in
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unobservable determinants of wages. The gender gap in pay structure
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widened disproportionately in the lower half of the distribution,
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coinciding with falling absolute and relative returns to women in
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manufacturing industries and production occupations facing greater
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international competition. The study also demonstrates selection bias
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underestimates the gender wage gap and overestimates the gains in
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equality over time. Factors that hinder gender equality in the labor
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market are discussed along with policy implications. (C) 2020 Elsevier
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Ltd. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Seneviratne, P (Corresponding Author), Carleton Coll, 1 Coll St, Northfield,
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MN 55057 USA.
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Seneviratne, Prathi, Carleton Coll, 1 Coll St, Northfield, MN 55057 USA.'
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article-number: '104878'
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author: Seneviratne, Prathi
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author-email: pseneviratne@carleton.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Seneviratne
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given: Prathi
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104878
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eissn: 1873-5991
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files: []
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issn: 0305-750X
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journal: WORLD DEVELOPMENT
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keywords: 'Gender wage gap; Developing countries; South Asia; Sri Lanka; Quantile
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regression; Selection bias'
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keywords-plus: 'LABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION; SAMPLE SELECTION BIAS; PAY GAP; EARNINGS
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DIFFERENTIALS; DISCRIMINATION; WOMEN; EMPLOYMENT; CHINA; LIBERALIZATION;
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DECOMPOSITION'
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language: English
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month: MAY
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number-of-cited-references: '85'
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papis_id: 3c63c931a6f5506881e298012496ec67
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ref: Seneviratne2020genderwage
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times-cited: '3'
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title: 'Gender wage inequality during Sri Lanka''s post-reform growth: A distributional
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analysis'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000519652400010
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usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
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usage-count-since-2013: '27'
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volume: '129'
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web-of-science-categories: Development Studies; Economics
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year: '2020'
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