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Labor Market Distortions in Cote d'Ivoire : Analyses of Employer-Employee Data from the Manufacturing Sector

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dc.contributor.authorKristensen, Nicolai
dc.contributor.authorVerner, Dorte
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:29:01Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:29:01Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the extent and nature of distortions in the labor market in the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire by using quantile regression analysis on employer-employee data from the manufacturing sector. We found that the labor markets in Cote d'Ivoire do not seem to be much distorted. Unions may influence employment through tenure but do not seem to influence wages directly except for vulnerable minorities that seem protected by unions. Establishment-size wage effects are pronounced and highest for white-collar workers. This may be explained by the efficiency wage theory, so that, even in the absence of unions, segmentation and inefficiencies will still be present as long as firms seek to retain their employees by paying wages above the market clearing level. The inefficiency arising from establishment-size wage effects can be mitigated by education. Furthermore, the premium to education is found highly significantly positive only for higher education, and not for basic education, indicating that educational policies should also focus on higher education.en
dc.identifier.citationAfrican Development Review/Revue Africaine de Developpement
dc.identifier.issn10176772
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4647
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectOccupational Choice
dc.subjectLabor Productivity J240
dc.subjectWage Level and Structure
dc.subjectWage Differentials J310
dc.subjectTrade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects J510
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.titleLabor Market Distortions in Cote d'Ivoire : Analyses of Employer-Employee Data from the Manufacturing Sectoren
dc.title.alternativeAfrican Development Review/Revue Africaine de Developpementen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum1057
okr.journal.nbpages343-377
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryCote d'Ivoire
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okr.volume20
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