Under imperfect substitution between men and women and no discrimination, a higher relative supply of labor by women should reduce female wages as compared to male wages. By contrast, under gender discrimination and perfect substitution, an increase in the relative labor supply of women should...

Raising the minimum wage may reduce inequality by increasing the wages of low-skill workers, but it may also increase inequality due to negative impacts on employment that produce wage losses. Using estimates of the elasticities of wages and employment to changes in the minimum wage in Colombia...

Using 19 years of cross-section wage data, we look at two factors that may explain the lower wages earned by women as compared to men in Colombia. First, we observe a long-term trend towards an increase in the gender wage gap which may be related to new labor regulations giving more protection...