Rising wages in Bangladesh
Using data from multiple sources, we show that in Bangladesh, the increase in real wages, particularly female wages, has accelerated since the late 2000s, suggesting that the Lewis turning point (the point at which the labor market starts to shift in favor of workers) has arrived in Bangladesh. Risi...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Zhang, Xiaobo Rashid, Shahidur Ahmad, Kaikaus Mueller, Valerie Lee, Hak Lim Lemma, Solomon Belal, Saika Ahmed, Akhter |
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| description | Using data from multiple sources, we show that in Bangladesh, the increase in real wages, particularly female wages, has accelerated since the late 2000s, suggesting that the Lewis turning point (the point at which the labor market starts to shift in favor of workers) has arrived in Bangladesh. Rising wages are likely a result of a combination of more ample job opportunities in the nonfarm sector, especially in the manufacturing sector for females, and a greater amount of remittances, primarily from male workers overseas. Since human capital is the most important asset for the poor, the escalation in real wages has boosted the poor’s earnings, thereby reducing their likelihood of being poor. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1534372025-11-06T07:19:38Z Rising wages in Bangladesh Zhang, Xiaobo Rashid, Shahidur Ahmad, Kaikaus Mueller, Valerie Lee, Hak Lim Lemma, Solomon Belal, Saika Ahmed, Akhter remuneration economic development labour labour market industrialization gender women remittances Using data from multiple sources, we show that in Bangladesh, the increase in real wages, particularly female wages, has accelerated since the late 2000s, suggesting that the Lewis turning point (the point at which the labor market starts to shift in favor of workers) has arrived in Bangladesh. Rising wages are likely a result of a combination of more ample job opportunities in the nonfarm sector, especially in the manufacturing sector for females, and a greater amount of remittances, primarily from male workers overseas. Since human capital is the most important asset for the poor, the escalation in real wages has boosted the poor’s earnings, thereby reducing their likelihood of being poor. 2013 2024-10-01T13:56:12Z 2024-10-01T13:56:12Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153437 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Zhang, Xiaobo; Rashid, Shahidur; Ahmad, Kaikaus; Mueller, Valerie; Lee, Hak Lim; Lemma, Solomon; Belal, Saika; Ahmed, Akhter U. 2013. Rising wages in Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1249. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153437 |
| spellingShingle | remuneration economic development labour labour market industrialization gender women remittances Zhang, Xiaobo Rashid, Shahidur Ahmad, Kaikaus Mueller, Valerie Lee, Hak Lim Lemma, Solomon Belal, Saika Ahmed, Akhter Rising wages in Bangladesh |
| title | Rising wages in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Rising wages in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Rising wages in Bangladesh |
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| title_short | Rising wages in Bangladesh |
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| topic | remuneration economic development labour labour market industrialization gender women remittances |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153437 |
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