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Working toward Better Pay : Earnings Dynamics in Ghana and Tanzania /
Improving the returns to labor for low-paid workers is a key policy challenge, especially in low-income countries (LICs) where earnings increases are the single most important source of poverty reduction and an important engine of shared prosperity. Yet, the understanding of individual earnings dyna...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
World Bank Publications,
2014.
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| Colección: | World Bank studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Improving the returns to labor for low-paid workers is a key policy challenge, especially in low-income countries (LICs) where earnings increases are the single most important source of poverty reduction and an important engine of shared prosperity. Yet, the understanding of individual earnings dynamics remains limited. The small-but growing-body of empirical literature on the factors leading to larger and faster pay increases points to strong persistence in earnings over time. However, it remains unclear to what extent this is due to differences in individual endowments rather than to the fac. |
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| Notas: | Message 3: Skills Acquisition Is a Stepping Stone Toward Better Paying Jobs, at Least in Wage Employment, Especially for Women. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (99 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781464802096 1464802092 9781464802072 1464802076 |