evaluate how the 1998 “flood of the century” affected wages in Bangladesh. We find long-term declines in wages where …

skill in adulthood, have better outcomes in the marriage market, earn higher wages and are more likely to be employed in …

series of casual wages from 119 locations in both Ethiopian cities and rural towns. We use this data for two types of … changes in nominal wages respond to changes in food and non-food prices. We find alarming results. The disposable income of … evidence that wages substantially adjust to higher food prices, except in the long run. …

immigration has little if any negative impact on wages among natives, whereas others suggest that immigration has large, negative … effects on native wages. On the latter side of the debate, many point to the work of Borjas (2003), who takes a national view … estimate a positive, statistically significant relationship between men’s wages and women’s entry into education …

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. …

Most of the poor in the developing countries are smallholder farmers. Improving their productivity is essential for …

productivity growth in SSA continues to lag behind every other region of the world, growing at rates that are roughly half of the … support services for raising agricultural productivity. This study introduces a new dimension to the puzzle of agricultural … productivity growth in SSA: the role of the input mix and the need to increase capital and inputs per worker not only to boost …