Abstract

GOMEZ, María Celeste. Desigualdad salarial en Argentina: Una interpretación con base en calificaciones ocupacionales. Estud. Econ. [online]. 2020, vol.37, n.75, pp. 27-49. ISSN 2525-1295.

In this article we examine the role of workers' skills in Argentina's wage inequality, defining them not only through the educational dimension but mainly through the occupational aspect. Skills premiums are estimated through quantile regression during 2004, 2009 and 2014, including gender interactions. Our findings reveal falls in the gaps between skill premiums and in the levels of inequality within these categories, combined with lower returns to education in higher wages. Both effects confirm the hypothesis that labor skills are directly linked to wage inequality, and that inequalities are mitigated during the period, with a better position of operational workers in relation to technicians and professionals.

Keywords : Inequality; Wages; Skills; Education; Argentina.