Are Ghana’s Public-Sector employees overpaid? Understanding the public/private wage gap and its effect on the government deficit
Ghana is again experiencing large and chronic fiscal deficits that many analysts attribute to a sharp increase in its the public-sector wage bill. This study uses macroeconomic and household survey data to examine public employment and public wages both historically and in comparison with private-se...
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| Format: | Artículo preliminar |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2017
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146353 |
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