Zhang, Xiaobo; Rashid, Shahidur; Ahmad, Kaikaus; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Using data from multiple sources, we show that in Bangladesh, the increase in real wages, particularly female wages … to shift in favor of workers) has arrived in Bangladesh. Rising wages are likely a result of a combination of more ample … real wages has boosted the poor’s earnings, thereby reducing their likelihood of being poor. …