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100			_aRahman, Mustafizur _916462
245			_aDimensions of informality in Bangladesh labour market and the consequent wage penalty
260			_bSouth Asia Economic Journal
300			_a20(2), Sep, 2019: p.224-247.
520			_aThe article examines the various dimensions and underlying causes of informal employment in the Bangladesh labour market and the associated wage penalty. Based on labour force survey data for successive points, we trace the dynamics of employment in Bangladesh along the informal–formal divide over time. Given that wage differential remains a key feature concerning the two market segments, we have carried out mean and quantile decomposition exercises to estimate the wage penalty originating from informality. We find significant wage gaps between formal- and informal-paid employees, formal paid and informal day labour, and formal paid and informal self-employed. The wage gaps range between 65.0 per cent and 225.0 per cent. The gap arises from a combination of observed differences in human capital and job characteristics, and the wage premium accruing from formal employment. - Reproduced.
650			_aWages _916463
700			_aBhattacharya, Debapriya _916464
700			_aAl-Hasan, Md _916465
773			_aSouth Asia Economic Journal
906			_aLabour market - Bangladesh
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