JEL No. J31,O12 Using a matched employer-employee data set of manufacturing plants in three sub-Saharan countries, I compare the marginal productivity of different categories of workers with the wages they earn. A methodological contribution is to estimate the firm level production function jointly with the individual level wage equation using a feasible GLS estimator. The additional information of individual workers leads to more precise estimates, especially of the wage premiums, and to a more accurate test. The results indicate that equality holds strongly for the most developed country in the sample (Zimbabwe), but not at all for the least developed country (Tanzania). Moreover, the breakdown in correct remuneration in the two least dev...
There is much literature to support the view that exporters (both developed and developing countries...
Accounting for output per worker differences across countries has been an ongoing topic of research ...
Although the sectors and fraction of workers covered are small given the low rates of formality and ...
Using a matched employer-employee data set of manufacturing plants in three sub-Saharan countries, I...
Using a matched employer-employee data set of manufacturing plants in three sub-Saharan countries, I...
Using a matched employer-employee data set of manufacturing plants in three sub-Saharan countries, I...
Why have so few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa been successful in export-oriented manufacturing? T...
Using matched employer-employee data on 10 African countries, this paper examines the rela-tionship ...
Zimbabwe is a nation with a diversity of employees working and industries that are performing differ...
Using matched employer-employee data on 10 African countries, this paper examines the relationship b...
Using matched employer-employee data on 10 African countries, this paper examines the relationship b...
In this thesis I explore three topics in labour economics, using micro data from South Africa and Ta...
This paper uses data on individual wages in manufacturing industry for five African countries in the...
We investigate wage and productivity profiles in the Ghanaian Manufacturing sector using matched fir...
Several studies have highlighted that African manufacturing wages are higher than comparator countri...
There is much literature to support the view that exporters (both developed and developing countries...
Accounting for output per worker differences across countries has been an ongoing topic of research ...
Although the sectors and fraction of workers covered are small given the low rates of formality and ...
Using a matched employer-employee data set of manufacturing plants in three sub-Saharan countries, I...
Using a matched employer-employee data set of manufacturing plants in three sub-Saharan countries, I...
Using a matched employer-employee data set of manufacturing plants in three sub-Saharan countries, I...
Why have so few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa been successful in export-oriented manufacturing? T...
Using matched employer-employee data on 10 African countries, this paper examines the rela-tionship ...
Zimbabwe is a nation with a diversity of employees working and industries that are performing differ...
Using matched employer-employee data on 10 African countries, this paper examines the relationship b...
Using matched employer-employee data on 10 African countries, this paper examines the relationship b...
In this thesis I explore three topics in labour economics, using micro data from South Africa and Ta...
This paper uses data on individual wages in manufacturing industry for five African countries in the...
We investigate wage and productivity profiles in the Ghanaian Manufacturing sector using matched fir...
Several studies have highlighted that African manufacturing wages are higher than comparator countri...
There is much literature to support the view that exporters (both developed and developing countries...
Accounting for output per worker differences across countries has been an ongoing topic of research ...
Although the sectors and fraction of workers covered are small given the low rates of formality and ...