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 gender is first explored in our study and observed throughout the colonial period. Finally, based on quantilede compositions, weconcludethat discrimination at thetop part of the wage distribution (dominated by male workers) was reduced and discrimination at thebottom part of thewagedistribution (wheremost women were employed) persisted during the colonial period.