Discriminação no mercado de trabalho brasileiro: uma análise comparativa entre o Nordeste e o Sudeste para o ano de 2018

Abstract

The equality between people is a central theme for society and has been a constant theme of debates andstudies in order to make lifein society more equitable.Among the forums in which this topic has benrelevant, is the labor market. Since Becker (1957) established a microeconomic foundation, the study of discrimination has played an important role in the labor economy. This study aims to identify discrimination in the formal labor market by sex and race in the northeast and southeast in the year 2018.Using the data of the continuous PNAD and methodology OLS,the individual wage equations were estimated and, from these estimates, was carried out the decomposition of Oaxaca. The results point to evidence of wage discrimination for women and non-white people, as well as for stronger discrimination when it comes to non-white women.In addition, also point out that discrimination in the Southeast is more intense than in the Northeast.