Earnings inequality in sri lanka

Thankom Arun, Vani Borooah and Shoba Arun ()
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Shoba Arun: Exchange Market Pressure, Pakistan, Monetary Policy, Vector Autoregressive, Granger Author-Workplace-Name: University of Ulster, UK

Journal of Developing Areas, 2013, vol. 47, issue 1, 355-371

Abstract: This paper addresses the question of how greater equality by gender and race/ethnicity in the distribution of earnings would affect earnings inequality in Sri Lanka. The decomposition exercise of male-female earnings indicates the significant extent to which the gender disparity in earnings represents ‘discrimination’ against women. The findings showed that men had higher average earnings that attributed fully to discrimination in favour of male earners. Despite commendable achievements in social indicators, it is imperative to address persistent ethnic and gendered inequalities in order to maintain social and political cohesion.

Keywords: Income Distribution; Earnings; Sri Lanka (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 O15 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Working Paper: Earnings Inequality in Sri Lanka (2004)
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