WAGE DIFFERENTIAL STRUCTURE IN GENDER AND NATIONALITY: A CASE OF THE CHOSEN INDUSTRIAL BANK UNDER JAPANESE RULE, 1920-1944

WAGE DIFFERENTIAL STRUCTURE IN GENDER AND NATIONALITY: A CASE OF THE CHOSEN INDUSTRIAL BANK UNDER JAPANESE RULE, 1920-1944

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 g...

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Published in:Hitotsubashi journal of economics 2023-12, Vol.64 (2), p.86-108
Main Authors: Lee, Yong-Woo, Sun, Jae-Won
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Banks
Colonialism
Decomposition
Economic growth
Female employees
Gender
Human resource management
Income distribution
Industrial loan companies
Labor market
Manual workers
Modems
Postcolonialism
Sex discrimination
Trends
Wage differential
Wages & salaries
Women
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Summary: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 quantile decompositions, we conclude that discrimination at the top part of the wage distribution (dominated by male workers) was reduced and discrimination at the bottom part of the wage distribution (where most women were employed) persisted during the colonial period.
ISSN:0018-280X
2436-097X