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Wage Differential Structure in Gender and Nationality : A Case of The Chosen Industrial Bank under Japanese Rule, 1920-1944

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  • LEE, Yong-Woo
  • SUN, Jae-Won

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This study investigates wage differentials and discrimination in a leading policy bank in Korea during Japanese rule, using the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method. The empirical results show that the degree of discrimination attenuated toward the end of colonial rule. Wage discrimination based on gender is first explored in our study and observed throughout the colonial period. Finally, based on quantilede compositions, weconcludethat discrimination at thetop part of the wage distribution (dominated by male workers) was reduced and discrimination at thebottom part of thewagedistribution (wheremost women were employed) persisted during the colonial period.

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  • LEE, Yong-Woo & SUN, Jae-Won, 2023. "Wage Differential Structure in Gender and Nationality : A Case of The Chosen Industrial Bank under Japanese Rule, 1920-1944," Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, vol. 64(2), pages 86-108, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:hitjec:v:64:y:2023:i:2:p:86-108
    DOI: 10.15057/hje.2023005
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    Keywords

    wage discrimination; nationality; gender; Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition; quantile regression;
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    JEL classification:

    • N25 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Asia including Middle East
    • C2 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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