Wage Inequality in Africa

This Palgrave Pivot features original research studies of wage inequality in African countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. The contributors examine gender and racial wage differentials, as well as the effects of urbanization and globalization on inequality in wages and earnings. They also examine the extent to which human capital factors such as education and experience contribute to the significant wage differentials that exist in African countries.

List of contents

1.  Introduction.- 2.  Foreign Direct Investment and Racial Wage Inequality: Evidence from South Africa.- 3.  The Urban Wage Premium in Africa.- 4.  Gender-Based Wage Differentials and Employment in Post-Apartheid South Africa, 1995-2004.

About the author

Shirley Johnson-Lans is Professor of Economics at Vassar College, USA. Her principle areas of specialization are applied micro-economics, labor economics, and health economics. Her publications include many journal articles and book chapters on a wide variety of subjects ranging from child marriage in India to an analysis of the Affordable Care Act. She is the author of A Health Economics Primer.

ContributorsOliva D’Aoust, World Bank GroupPatricia Jones, Oxford University, UKLouise Bernard, Oxford University, UK

Product details

• Assisted by: Shirle Johnson-Lans (Editor), Shirley Johnson-Lans (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9783319515649
• ISBN: 978-3-31-951564-9
• No. of pages: 84
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 13 mm x 218 mm
• Weight: 220 g
• Illustrations: V, 84 p. 2 illus.
• Series: Global Perspectives on Wealth and Distribution; Global Perspectives on Wealth and Distribution
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Afrika, C, Arbeits- / Einkommensökonomie, Entwicklungsökonomie und Schwellenländer, Economics and Finance, Labour Economics, Management science, Development Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, African Economics, Africa—Economic conditions, Economy-wide Country Studies, Labor Economics, Labor and Population Economics