Even when the majority of economists agree on the benefits of free trade, everywhere we turn to, trade is restricted. In contexts where politicians offer different policy options and voters demand them based on their individual preferences, one may ask what determines personal preferences on...

En el presente trabajo se analizan las repercusiones de la incorporación femenina en el mercado laboral uruguayo, sobre las remuneraciones percibidas por mujeres y hombres entre 1986 y 1997. En primer lugar, se procede a contrastar la Hipótesis de Concentración planteada por Bergmann (1971 y...

In this paper we contrast the Concentration Hypothesis developed by Bergmann (1971 and 1974) for the 1986-1997 period. This “hypothesis” maintain that women concentration in a few occupations caused by discrimination, produce a decrease in wages of all individuals in these occupations. Also,...