On estimating earnings functions for LDC's (English)

A technique is developed for estimating earnings functions from data in which both wage earners and self-employed persons are included. The model analyzes labor earnings in a competitive market where self-employment is an important alternative to wage employment. This involves imputing the labor income of self-employed people as the wages they could otherwise earn as employees. The earnings function should be estimated from a pooled sample of both...

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CHISWICK, C.;
Document Date
1976/01/31
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
REP44
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Thailand,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/10
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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On estimating earnings functions for LDC's
Keywords
self-employment income

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CHISWICK, C..

On estimating earnings functions for LDC's (English). World Bank reprint series ; no. REP 44 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/794261468308663158

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