This paper analyses the choice open to a worker seeking a job in the public and private sectors of the labour market. The private sector is identified by a steeper wage profile and by lower job security than the public sector. The reservation wage for the two sectors is calculated in the first...

Analysis of recent household survey data from Ethiopia suggests a huge public sector pay premium. This seems to have contributed to the creation of a large queue for public sector jobs.The public sector's share in wage employment is higher in Africa-including Ethiopia's urban labor market-than...

This paper examines how and why returning to education fosters recovery from negative employment shocks among high school dropouts. High school dropout remains a problem, particularly as employment is increasingly skilled over time. Exploiting a policy expanding a Norwegian vocational...