Openness and wage inequality in Kenya, 1964-2000

被引：11
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作者：
Bigsten, A [1 ]
Durevall, D [1 ]
机构：
[1] Gothenburg Univ, S-41124 Gothenburg, Sweden
来源：
WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2006年 / 34卷 / 03期
关键词：
globalization; Kenya; trade liberalization; trade policy; wage inequality;
D O I：
10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.08.005
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
This paper analyzes the evolution of wage inequality in Kenya during 1964-2000. Our measure of wage inequality is the ratio of wages in manufacturing to wages in agriculture, which can be seen as an indicator of sectoral wage inequality or as a proxy for skilled to unskilled wages. We find that changes in relative wages have primarily been driven by the degree of openness, while other factors such as the capital-labor ratio, educational attainment, relative labor productivity, and the ratio between agricultural and manufacturing prices had no significant effect. We conclude that international market integration has reduced wage inequality in Kenya. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：465 / 480
页数：16
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