Beyond Dualism: Multi-Segmented Labor Markets in Ghana

James Heintz and Fabián Slonimczy
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Fabian Slonimczyk ()

Working Papers from Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Abstract: Using estimates of earnings functions in Ghana, this paper examines patterns of labor market segmentation with regard to formal and informal employment. Persistent earnings differentials are used as indicators of limited mobility across segments of the employed labor force. We find evidence of labor market segmentation between formal and informal employment and between different categories of informal employment which cannot be fully explained by human capital, physical asset, or credit market variables. We argue that dualist labor market models may not be appropriate for understanding employment dynamics in all circumstances and an approach that recognizes the multi-segmented character of labor markets may be preferable.

Keywords: dualism; labor markets; employment; segmentation; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J30 O17 O55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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