Analysis of wage formation processes in rural agriculture

Fidelis Ezeala-Harrison
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Fidelis Ezeala-Harrison: Jackson State University, USA

Journal of Developing Areas, 2004, vol. 38, issue 1, 79-92

Abstract: The subject of wage determination in rural agricultural labor markets has continued to attract debate while remaining totally unresolved. This paper offers an analysis and empirical study of wage determination in a rural (tropical/sub-tropical) agricultural environment, and finds that, based on the notion of efficiency wages, a two-tier situation explains why rural wage rates are known to vary widely among workers and across regions.

Keywords: wage determination; efficiency wages; agricultural productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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