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Wage Gaps and Job Sorting in African Manufacturing

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dc.contributor.authorFafchamps, Marcel
dc.contributor.authorSoderbom, Mans
dc.contributor.authorBenhassine, Najy
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:34:09Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:34:09Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractUsing matched employer-employee data from eleven African countries, we investigate if there is job sorting in African labour markets. We find that much of the wage gap associated with education is driven by selection across occupations and firms. This is consistent with educated workers being more effective at complex tasks such as labour management. In all countries, the education wage gap widens rapidly at high levels of education. Most of the education wage gap at low levels of education can be explained by selection across occupations. We also find that the education wage gap tends to be higher for women, except in Morocco where many poorly educated women work in the garment sector. A large share of the gender wage gap is explained by selection into low wage occupations and firms.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of African Economies
dc.identifier.issn09638024
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5708
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectEducation and Research Institutions: General I200
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectOccupational Choice
dc.subjectLabor Productivity J240
dc.subjectWage Level and Structure
dc.subjectWage Differentials J310
dc.subjectIndustry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600
dc.subjectIndustrialization
dc.subjectManufacturing and Service Industries
dc.subjectChoice of Technology O140
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Human Resources
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectMigration O150
dc.titleWage Gaps and Job Sorting in African Manufacturingen
dc.title.alternativeJournal of African Economiesen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.journal.nbpages824-868
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
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okr.volume18
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