Are Public Sector Workers in Developing Countries Overpaid? Evidence from a New Global Data Set

Are Public Sector Workers in Developing Countries Overpaid? Evidence from a New Global Data Set

This paper examines the public sector wage premium using nationally representative household surveys from 91 countries. The public sector generally pays a wage premium compared to all private sector salaried employees, but the size of the premium...

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Main Authors: Gindling, T. H., Hasnain, Zahid, Newhouse, David, Shi, Rong
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
WAGES
LABOR MARKET
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
LOW-SKILLED WORKER
EARNINGS DISTRIBUTION
WAGE PREMIUM
GENDER
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/398361551117216050/Are-Public-Sector-Workers-in-Developing-Countries-Overpaid-Evidence-from-a-New-Global-Data-Set
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31328

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/398361551117216050/Are-Public-Sector-Workers-in-Developing-Countries-Overpaid-Evidence-from-a-New-Global-Data-Set
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31328

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