As part of their efforts to reduce fiscal deficits, many governments have allowed public sector salaires to erode, often on the assumption that government workers are overpaid vis-a-vis those in the private sector. We test that assumption by analyzing public-private pay differentials in the...

This meta-analytical review of empirical studies of the impact of schooling on entrepreneurship selection and performance in developing economies looks at variations in impact across specific characteristics of the studies. A marginal year of schooling in developing economies raises enterprise...