Earnings and ethnicity in Trinidad and Tobago

Coppin, Addington; Olsen, Reed Neil

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“…The present study finds only a six per cent increase in women's incomes from the elimination of all gender differences by industry and occupation; this is smaller than the findings obtained in earlier research that posed the same question in an ethnic context. Indeed, Coppin and Olsen's [1998] results, employing the same data set, suggested that eliminating comparable differences among men would increase Indian and African men's incomes by 10 per cent and 13 per cent respectively, in relation to the most favored, Other Ethnicities, group. Not all groups of women, however, enjoy a small relative disadvantage.…”

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“…Further, as shown by Table 3 and similar to earlier research on Trinidad and Tobago [Camejo, 1971;Harewood, 1971], Africans and Indians are disadvantaged relative to the Other ethnic grouping. For an analysis of earnings determination by ethnicity employing the CSSP data, see Coppin and Olsen [1998]. 16.…”

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“…If the large unexplained portions of the log Income differentials present in Tables 5 and 6 were solely, or even mostly, due to data limitations, then we should expect to see similar patterns for log Income decompositions along ethnic, rather than gender, lines. This, however, was not the case when the same data set was used to analyse ethnic differences in log Income in Trinidad and Tobago [Coppin and Olsen, 1998]. The possibility of gender discrimination in the Trinidad and Tobago labour market thus remains a not implausible hypothesis.…”

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The Determinants of Gender Differences in Income in Trinidad and Tobago

Olsen¹,

Coppin²

2001

Journal of Development Studies

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The present study employs 1993 Continuous Sample Survey of the Population data for Trinidad and Tobago to investigate the causes of gender income differentials. The findings suggest that such differentials are not well explained by differences in levels of human capital and other measured factors valued by the labour market. This result is robust to the disaggregation of the data into African, Indian and Other ethnic groups thereby raising the possibility of gender discrimination. African and Indian women's incomes would increase by over 20 per cent with the returns to the measured factors of their male, ethnic counterparts. Women would benefit from having men's industry distribution of jobs, but not men's occupational distribution. African women appear to be significantly more disadvantaged relative to their male counterparts than are Indian or Other women.Gender Income Differentials, Determinants, Population, Gender Discrimination, Distribution of Jobs, Trinidad and Tobago,

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The Determinants of Gender Differences in Income in Trinidad and Tobago

Olsen¹,

Coppin²

2001

Journal of Development Studies

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“…Finally, in the main, St Lucia’s population consists of persons of African descent, in addition to those citizens of mixed race heritage. The racial composition of these islands largely reflects the demography which existed during the post-slavery colonial period, when the populations within the Diaspora consisted of an elite class of European plantation owners, a middle class of professionals, civil servants and proprietors and a lower class of former slaves and indentured servants (Coppin and Olsen, 1998).…”

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Anti-discrimination legislation in the Caribbean: is everyone protected?

Stephenson

Persadie

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine employment discrimination in the English-speaking Caribbean by analysing evidence from jurisdictions where anti-discrimination legislation has been enacted (namely Guyana, St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T)). Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews existing anti-discrimination legislation in the three named countries, along with available court and tribunal decisions, with a view of determining whether the protections reasonably cover all minority groups. Findings It has been shown that, despite the existence of anti-discrimination law in T&T, St Lucia and Guyana, discrimination is still reported. T&T is the only jurisdiction with a functioning Equality Opportunity Commission and Tribunal, and where a wide range of cases has been adjudicated, relative to St Lucia and Guyana. Research limitations/implications Legislators and policy makers may wish to consider the findings of this research in making legislative amendments or enacting new laws, with a view to broadening the range of protections. Organisational practitioners may use the findings to assist them with interpreting the law (and their responsibilities to protected groups) and its intended impact on HR practice and, where necessary, make changes where current practices are incongruent with the legislation. Practical implications Legislators and policy makers may consider the findings of this research in making legislative amendments, with a view to broadening the range of protections. Organisational practitioners may use the findings to assist them with interpreting and implementing the law. Originality/value This paper reviews current Caribbean anti-discrimination legislation and cases, which to date has not been done. It highlights the omission of sexual orientation from legislation enacted across the region. There is currently a paucity of research on employment discrimination within Caribbean territories and specifically as it relates to the effect of applicable legislation. Consequently, this paper establishes a benchmark for future researchers and it informs organisational and societal stakeholders as to what may constitute prohibited practices.

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“…These have largely been dominated by anecdotal assertions of discrimination. Apart from one snapshot study on race-based wage gaps in 1993 by Coppin and Olsen (1998), empirical evidence on these issues is non-existent. This study aims to provide empirical evidence of the evolution of race-based segregation and a widening wage gap over the 17-year period between 1999 and 2015.…”

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Race-based Educational, Occupational and Industry Segregation and Wages Gaps in Trinidad and Tobago

Schimanski¹,

Chagalj²,

Ruprah³

2018

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As a result of its colonial history the labour market of Trinidad and Tobago is characterized by two majority racial groups of approximately equal number. During colonial times, these racial groups were highly segregated in terms of education, occupation, industry, and sector of work, and the institutionalized disparities in pay were large. This raises the question whether segregation and historical wage gaps still exist and are affected by the government in power. Using labour market survey data from 1999 to 2015, this study provides evidence of race-based educational, occupational, and industry segregation and wage gaps in Trinidad and Tobago's private and public sectors and their development. Despite its history, aggregate racial educational and occupational segregation is low. With 7%, measured in terms of the Karmel-Maclachlan index, it is even lower than respective gender-based segregation over the same period, and it has remained constant over the sample period. Furthermore, the findings suggest that most racebased occupational segregation is a result of prior educational segregation. In aggregate terms the racial wage gap was initially negligible but has been rising over time and shifting from initially favouring ATTs (citizens of Trinidad and Tobago of African origin) to favouring ITTs (citizens of Trinidad and Tobago of Indian origin). There is, however, considerable heterogeneity in segregation and wage gaps across educational attainment levels, occupations, industries, and sectors. Race-based wage gaps appear larger in the public sector, especially for women. Although we cannot control for all unobserved factors, there is also indicative evidence that the party in power affects the racial share of public sector workers and public sector wage gaps. Using quantile regression and decomposition techniques, this study also provides evidence of large heterogeneity in returns to education and a shift in the direction of the average wage gap from favouring ATTs to favouring ITTs along the entire wage distribution.

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Earnings and ethnicity in Trinidad and Tobago

Cited by 17 publications

References 12 publications

The Determinants of Gender Differences in Income in Trinidad and Tobago

The Determinants of Gender Differences in Income in Trinidad and Tobago

Anti-discrimination legislation in the Caribbean: is everyone protected?

Race-based Educational, Occupational and Industry Segregation and Wages Gaps in Trinidad and Tobago

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