Decomposing the earnings differentials in Peninsular Malaysia
Using a new method to estimate market and self-employment wages that incorporates the endogenous choice between wage market work and self-employment work, the author decomposes the earnings differentials between Malay, Chinese and Indian workers in Peninsular Malaysia. Data from the Malaysian Family...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The Singapore economic review |
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| Format: | UnknownFormat |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Veröffentlicht: |
1987
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| Schlagworte: |
1976
> Einkommensverteilung
> Arbeitsmarkt
> Ethnische Gruppe
> Malaya
> Lohn
> Arbeiter
> Chinesen
> Inder
> Malaien
> Bildungsniveau
> Unternehmer
> Wirtschaftspolitik
> Lebensbedingungen
> Malaysia
> China
> Indien
> Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Using a new method to estimate market and self-employment wages that incorporates the endogenous choice between wage market work and self-employment work, the author decomposes the earnings differentials between Malay, Chinese and Indian workers in Peninsular Malaysia. Data from the Malaysian Family Life Survey show that the measured Chinese-Malay wage gap is only to one-fourth due to an explained ethnic wage effect and almost one-half due to ethnic choice of employment activity. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| Beschreibung: | 4 Tab., Lit. S. 35-36 |
| ISSN: | 0217-5908 |