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Wage inequality often creates much broader socio-economic inequality and may even accentuate them. For attaining … equitable development convergence in wages and earnings is therefore desirable. This paper explores trends and patterns in wage … differentials are coming down in terms of wage rates, they are increasing in terms of total earnings because of more than …
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the new economy a trade-off is observed between women employment expansion and their wage condition. There also exists an … established sector where women have traditionally been accepted and are having stable employment and wage condition. In few … sunrise sectors of the new economy women are enjoying both expanding employment and improving wage conditions. Though …
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This paper estimates the economic returns to education in China from 1989 to 2009, using the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) dataset. We find that education returns for one additional year generally increase from 2.6% in 1989 to 7.9% in 2009. Education returns, however, may reflect...
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The informal sector in India has consolidated its position in the economy instead of fading away with time. It has taken up the challenges of the new economic dispension with vigorous competitiveness and amazing adaptation & enthusiasm. However, low labour productivity is one of the serious...
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The role of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in employment creation is widely acknowledged. But their contribution to …
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The study uses a disaggregated approach to look into Labour Productivity in the informal manufacturing sector in India over the last two decades, especially Trends in productivity levels and regional disparities, its regional pattern, and Factors affecting the productivity levels. Wide variation...
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observed that the employment growth in the tertiary sector had been dynamic and growth-induced during the eighties, but in the …
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This paper investigates the impact of training and education on productivity, in particular linking to a literature that emphasizes the need to reorganise production following adoption of ICT. The paper examines training at the total economy level and variation across industries, focusing...
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This paper presents new data series designed to yield a more complete picture of the growth in average skill levels embedded in the EU workforce, comparing with competitor countries such as the US and China. Harmonised data from EU surveys are employed to extend coverage in existing databases to...
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This paper examines the effect of shifts in the relative supply and demand of skills on the skill premiums and wage …
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