From the Extent of Segregation to Its Consequences in Terms of Wellbeing: A Methodological Reflection With an Application to the Spanish Labor Market

Olga Alonso-Villar and Coral del Río

No 2402, Working Papers from Universidade de Vigo, Departamento de Economía Aplicada

Abstract: We offer a reflection on the measurement of segregation, gathering methodological contributions from sociology and economics, and we use some of them to explore occupational segregation by gender and nativity in Spain. Our goal is to offer a guide to the tools that can be used in empirical analysis, connecting them with theoretical discussions. Our empirical analysis shows that the occupational segregation of immigrant women is a more intense phenomenon than that of native women or immigrant men, although it decreased significantly over the period 2006-2024. Unlike their male peers, occupational sorting strongly penalizes immigrant women after controlling for characteristics.

Keywords: Segregation; gender; migration status; wage gaps; intersectionality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 J15 J16 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2024-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-hap, nep-lab, nep-ltv, nep-mig and nep-ure
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