Concept and measurement of labour-intensity

A. S. Bhalla

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper, undertaken in the context of the WEP, on the economic theory and measurement of the labour intensive index of work - covers the labour intensive vs. Capital intensive dichotomy, the conceptual issues, the indicators of labour-intensity, the share of wages in value-added, the capital worker ratio, etc. References.

Keywords: WEP; economic theory; measurement.; labour intensive employment.; capital intensive; wages; capital worker ratio; PME; théorie économique; mesure; emploi à forte intensité de main-d'oeuvre; forte intensité de capital; salaire; rapport capital-travail; PME; teoría económica; medición; empleo con alto coeficiente de mano de obra; alto coeficiente de capital; salario; capital por trabajador (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 1974
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-22, Technology and Employment Project

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