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Table 1 Effect of formalization on hourly wages. Dinardo et al. (1996) decomposition

From: Decomposing inequality changes in Uruguay: the role of formalization in the labor market

Statistic

2001

2013

2013 (2001 formality)

Total change

Formality effect

% formality in total effect

90–10

1.798

1.538

1.684

−0.259

−0.145

56 %

90–50

0.937

0.769

0.799

−0.167

−0.030

18 %

50–10

0.861

0.769

0.884

−0.092

−0.115

125 %

Gini

0.410

0.351

0.366

−0.059

−0.015

26 %

  1. Source: own estimations based on household surveys