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. …

Rural non-farm development plays a key role in generating employment in many developing countries. Clustering is an …

functioning of rural nonfarm labor markets is therefore crucial in determining who has access to nonfarm employment. Previous … contacts are more likely to obtain nonfarm jobs. Moreover, guanxi has a larger effect on the nonfarm employment opportunities …

"The rural nonfarm economy (RNFE) accounts for roughly 25 percent of full-time rural employment and 35-40 percent of …