An exploration of the operation of the formal sector labour market in Malawi

Cohen, Barney, and William J. House

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Based on a survey of 9,000 formal sector workers undertaken in 1990. Looks at the relationship between wage levels and educational levels (finding high returns to education), and wage levels and occupation.

Keywords: wages; wage structure; educational level; survey.; labour force participation; occupation; occupational structure; statistical table; salaire; structure du salaire; niveau d'enseignement; salario; estructura de los salarios; nivel educativo; enquête; taux d'activité; profession; structure de l'emploi; tableau statistique; encuesta; tasa de actividad de mano de obra; ocupación; estructura del empleo; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 73 P. pages
Date: 1993
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Published in World Employment Programme working paper. Labour and Population

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