Wage Inequality In Africa
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Wage Inequality In Africa
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Author : Shirley Johnson-Lans
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-04-17
Wage Inequality In Africa written by Shirley Johnson-Lans and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-17 with Business & Economics categories.
This Palgrave Pivot features original research studies of wage inequality in African countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. The contributors examine gender and racial wage differentials, as well as the effects of urbanization and globalization on inequality in wages and earnings. They also examine the extent to which human capital factors such as education and experience contribute to the significant wage differentials that exist in African countries.
Gender Disparities In Africa S Labor Market
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Author : Jorge Saba Arbache
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2010-08-05
Gender Disparities In Africa S Labor Market written by Jorge Saba Arbache and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-05 with Social Science categories.
Women's earnings are a fraction of male's earnings in several African countries. It is tempting to conclude that this wage gap is a sign of discrimination against women in the labor market. Yet this book uses new datasets to show that the gap is not simply the result of discrimination in the labor markets, but rather the result of multiple factors, including access to education and credit, cultural values and household duties, and, above all, labor market conditions. It shows that gender disparities grow when economies are not functioning well and labor markets are tiny. More than the effect of discrimination, it seems that job rationing causes those with better human capital and those with more power in the household usually the men to take the few jobs that are available. It is hardly surprising, then, that in a region where only a fraction of the labor force finds jobs in the formal sector, gender disparities in earnings are so high. The book further documents that firm-level and sector characteristics are additional powerful factors in explaining the gender disparities in the labor market. As the causes are not simple, neither are the solutions; multifaceted strategies are needed. By providing environments that support economic growth and, more importantly, job creation, as well as by promoting equal access for women to education and rethinking the attitudes that limit what women may achieve, governments in the region will substantially improve the well-being of all their peoples. 'Gender Disparities in Africa's Labor Market' helps to fill the knowledge gap and identify the links between gender disparities and poverty reduction. The work was implemented in collaboration with a range of poverty and labor market studies to maximize its usefulness for policy dialogue in specific countries. This book will be of interest to policy makers, students, academics, gender experts, and all those interested in gender issues and development.
Labour Unions And Wage Inequality Among African Men In South Africa
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Author : Miracle Ntuli
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Labour Unions And Wage Inequality Among African Men In South Africa written by Miracle Ntuli and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Equality categories.
"One Achilles' heel of post-Apartheid South Africa is the growing intra-racial income inequality, particularly among Africans. This paper examines the role of labour unions in explaining this phenomenon among African men given that labour markets are at the core of income inequality in South Africa. Using cross sectional data drawn from labour force surveys for 2001-10, we find a monotonically declining union wage premium. Further, our results indicate that unions have both compressionary and disequalising effects on wages. The disequalising effect dominates the compressionary effect suggesting that unions have a net effect of increasing wage inequality among African men in South Africa. This finding implies that there is scope for unions to reduce inequality through initiatives that promote wage compression." -- Abstract.
Determinants Of Income Inequality And Its Effects On Economic Growth
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Author : Matthew O. Odedokun
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Determinants Of Income Inequality And Its Effects On Economic Growth written by Matthew O. Odedokun and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Africa categories.
Inequality Gender Gaps And Economic Growth
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Author : Ms.Dalia Hakura
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2016-06-08
Inequality Gender Gaps And Economic Growth written by Ms.Dalia Hakura and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-08 with Business & Economics categories.
A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that inequality—income or gender related—can impede economic growth. Using dynamic panel regressions and new time series data, this paper finds that both income and gender inequalities, including from legal gender-based restrictions, are jointly negatively associated with per capita GDP growth. Examining the relationship for countries at different stages of development, we find that this effect prevails mainly in lower income countries. In particular, per capita income growth in sub-Saharan Africa could be higher by as much as 0.9 percentage points on average if inequality was reduced to the levels observed in the fastgrowing emerging Asian countries. High levels of income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa appear partly driven by structural features. However, the paper’s findings show that policies that influence the opportunities of low-income households and women to participate in economic activities also matter and, therefore, if well-designed and targeted, could play a role in alleviating inequalities.
Wages And Wage Inequality In South Africa 1994 2011
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Author : Martin Wittenberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Wages And Wage Inequality In South Africa 1994 2011 written by Martin Wittenberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Equality categories.
"We analyse the long-term trends in wages in South Africa, using the data from the October Household Surveys, Labour Force Surveys and Quarterly Labour Force Surveys. We show that ouliers and missing data need to be taken into consideration when working with these data. Our results show that overall mean real earnings among employees has risen over this period. Median real earnings, by contrast, have lagged. We show that the top end of the earnings distribution has moved away from the median, while there seems to have been a relative compression of the distribution right at the bottom." -- Abstract.
Tackling Inequalities In Brazil China India And South Africa The Role Of Labour Market And Social Policies
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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2010-10-21
Tackling Inequalities In Brazil China India And South Africa The Role Of Labour Market And Social Policies written by OECD and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-21 with categories.
This book focuses on the role of growth and employment/unemployment developments in explaining recent income inequality trends in Brazil, China, India and South Africa, and discusses the roles played by labour market and social policies in both shaping and addressing these inequalities.
Inequality In Africa
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Author : E. Wayne Nafziger
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1988-08-25
Inequality In Africa written by E. Wayne Nafziger and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-08-25 with Business & Economics categories.
Because of the population growth in Africa, maintaining past trends means degrading human dignity for the majority, with a rural population surviving on intolerable toil, disastrous land scarcity, and worsening urban crisis, with more shanty towns, congested roads, unemployed, beggars, crime, and misery alongside the few unashamedly demonstrating greater conspicuous consumption, shopping at national department stores fill with luxury imports.
Income Inequality Trends In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Ayodele F. Odusola
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Income Inequality Trends In Sub Saharan Africa written by Ayodele F. Odusola and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Africa, Sub-Saharan categories.
Wages And Employment In Africa
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Author : Dipak Mazumdar
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-02-06
Wages And Employment In Africa written by Dipak Mazumdar and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-06 with Social Science categories.
This title was first published in 2002: Analyzing labour market trends in sub-Saharan Africa since 1970, this volume employs data collected from the International Labor Organization (ILO), United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and World Bank (the RPED surveys). It examines the economics of the labour market against the presistent decline in real wages over some 20 years in some of these countries. Setting the African story against the background of wage-employment trends in other regions of the world, the author proceeds to examine the impact of this decline on the rural-urban earnings gap. The consequences of the declining wage levels on the lifetime earnings of workers and on trends in labour productivity are then discussed, followed by an analysis of the employment and wage structure in African manufacturing firms.