@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp2921, author={Nopo, Hugo R.}, title={An Extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition to a Continuum of Comparison Groups}, year={2007}, month={Jul}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={2921}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp2921}, abstract={This paper proposes an extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition from two to a continuum of comparison groups. The proposed decomposition is then estimated for the case of racial wage differences in urban Peru, exploiting a novel data set that allows the capturing of mestizaje (racial mixtures).}, keywords={informality;race;Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition;gender}, }