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Wage Differential in Indonesian Manufacturing Industries

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

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Title Wage Differential in Indonesian Manufacturing Industries
 
Creator Setiaji, Bambang
 
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Description ABSTRACTThis study try to examine validity of efficiency wage models in the labor surplus economy Indonesian manufacturing sector as a core in act pay higher wages than the outside-informal sector. The rents sharing schemefound lower than that of developed countries, especially shown by smaller elasticity of wages with respect to value added, capital intensity, Coincentration ratio, foreign ownership, and size. Meanwhile export orientotion industry have not positive impact oil wages, and female fraction shows quadratic form. The last finding shows increasing part of wages after female workers become majority. Meanwhile, production-non productiongroups have different wage determinants pattern. The different impact ojsize, export, and female fraction variables can be concluded as if the industry's policy results in wage discount, it tends to be allocatedby clilting the production worker wages only. It mean that, the wage gap of managerial or white collar group between high and low paying industries fend to narrow.
 
Publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
 
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Date 2002-12-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article

 
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Identifier http://ejournal.ukm.my/jem/article/view/2174
 
Source Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia; Vol 36 (2002): Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia
0126-1962
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://ejournal.ukm.my/jem/article/view/2174/1617
 
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