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Human capital, labour market outcomes, and horizontal inequality in Guatemala
Canelas, Carla; Gisselquist, Rachel M. - 2017
outcomes, and a broad trend towards greater equality. Earnings gaps have been reduced by, among other factors, improved …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011635687
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Gender and vulnerable employment in the developing world : evidence from global microdata
Lo Bue, Maria C.; Tu Thi Ngoc Le; Santos Silva, Manuel; … - 2021
precariousness, inadequate earnings, and lack of decent working conditions. Using a large collection of harmonized household surveys …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650841
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Implications of the changing nature of work for employment and inequality in Ghana
Gradín, Carlos; Schotte, Simone - 2020
in earnings inequality in Ghana between 2006 and 2017, a period in which there was a substantial transformation of the … context of a stagnant manufacturing sector and an oil-based expansion. We show that there was an initial decline in earnings … followed by a substantial increase in earnings inequality in which the skill premium continued to fall at a slower pace and …
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The changing nature of work and earnings inequality in China
Xing, Chunbing - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2021
This paper examines the evolution of China's industrial and occupational structure in the last two decades and its impact on wage inequality. We find that non-routine cognitive and interpersonal tasks have increased, while routine cognitive tasks first increased and then declined. Occupation...
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Wage growth and inequality in urban China 1988-2013
Gustafsson, Björn; Wan, Haiyuan - 2018
We investigate the evolution of wage levels, wage inequality, and wage determinants among urban residents in China using China Household Income Project data from 1988, 1995, 2002, 2007, and 2013. Average wage grew impressively between each pair of years. Wage inequality had long been on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011947049
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Structural transformation, inequality, and inclusive growth in China
Li, Yanan; Xing, Chunbing - 2020
In this paper, we analyse the relationship between China's structural transformation and the inclusiveness of its economic growth. China's economy has undergone significant structural changes since it initiated the economic reforms in 1978. Economic activities have shifted from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012181039
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A 2017 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar
Seventer, Dirk van; Tarp, Finn; Nyo Nyo San; Soe Thie … - 2020
This paper documents the compilation of a 2017 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar. This is based on partial and unpublished National Accounts data and unpublished Supply and Use Table data, as well as Balance of Payment data and Government Finance Statistics data. It provides a detailed...
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Structural features of the Mozambique economy through the lens of a 2019 social accounting matrix
Jones, Sam; Sarmento, Enilde; Seventer, Dirk van; Tarp, Finn - 2022
dimensions are explored including industry composition and factor earnings, imports and exports, household income and expenditure …
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Structural change in the Mozambique economy between 2007 and 2019 : a social accounting matrix approach
Seventer, Dirk van; Tarp, Finn - 2023
This study makes use of Mozambican social accounting matrices (SAMs) for the years 2007 and 2019, which we compare to uncover structural changes. Our findings reflect the significant short- and long-term challenges that Mozambican policy makers face. Broad-based dynamic change and structural...
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Measuring earnings inequality in South Africa using household survey and administrative tax microdata
Kerr, Andrew - 2021
administrative tax microdata to describe earnings inequality in South Africa. I estimate Gini coefficients, the variance of log … earnings, and various percentile ratios to document changes in earnings inequality. I show that earnings inequality estimates … from the Quarterly Labour Force Surveys are unreliable, most likely as a result of the earnings imputations in the publicly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012513141