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dc.contributor.authorDurevall, Dickswe
dc.contributor.authorBigsten, Arneswe
dc.date.accessioned2004-10-27swe
dc.date.accessioned2007-02-09T11:15:35Z
dc.date.available2007-02-09T11:15:35Z
dc.date.issued2004swe
dc.identifier.issn1403-2465swe
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2077/2788
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyses the evolution of wage inequality in Kenya between 1964 and 2000. Our measure of wage inequality is the ratio of wages in manufacturing to wages in agriculture, which can be seen as an indicator of sectoral wage-inequality or as a proxy for skilled to unskilled wages. We find that changes in relative wages have primarily been driven by the degree of openness, while other factors such as the capital-labour ratio, educational attainment, relative labour-productivity, and the ratio between agricultural and manufacturing prices had no significant effect. We conclude that international market integration has reduced wage-inequality in Kenya.swe
dc.format.extent28 pagesswe
dc.format.extent198012 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isosvswe
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Papers in Economics, nr 148swe
dc.subjectTrade policy; globalisation; wage inequality; Kenyaswe
dc.titleTrade Reform and Wage Inequality in Kenya, 1964-2000swe
dc.type.svepReportswe
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Economicsswe
dc.gup.originGöteborg University. School of Business, Economics and Lawswe
dc.gup.epcid3920swe
dc.subject.svepEconomicsswe


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