Nguyen, H.C. and Nordman, C.J. and Roubaud, F. (2013) Who suffers the penalty?: A panel data analysis of earnings gaps in Vietnam. The Journal of Development Studies, 49 (12). pp. 1-17.
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Abstract
In spite of its predominant economic weight in developing countries, little is known about the informal sector earnings structure compared to that of the formal sector. Taking advantage of the rich VHLSS dataset in Vietnam, in particular its three wave panel data (2002, 2004, 2006), we assess the magnitude of various formal–informal earnings gaps while addressing heterogeneity at three different levels: the worker, the job (wage employment vs. self-employment) and the earnings distribution. We estimate fixed effects and quantile regressions to control for unobserved individual characteristics. Our results suggest that the informal sector earnings gap highly depends on the workers’ job status and on their relative position in the earnings distribution. Penalties may in some cases turn into premiums. By comparing our results with studies in other developing countries, we draw conclusions highlighting Vietnam’s labour market specificity
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Author Affiliation: | Université Paris Nord, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation), Paris |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2014 08:47 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2014 08:47 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2013.822069 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12831 |
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