Educational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap for Recent College Graduates in Colombia

Number: 
695
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
J24, J31, J71
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

In this paper we show the importance of subject of degree in explaining the gender wage gap in Colombia. In order to minimize the influence of gender differences in experience, promotions, and job changes on the wage gap, we focus on college graduates who