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Ethnic and Gender Wage Disparities in Sri Lanka

The authors examine wage inequalities in Sri Lanka's formal sector using data from the Sri Lanka Integrated Survey 1999-2000. The study aims to: a) investigate whether the labor market is characterized by wage disparities among ethnic and gend...

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Main Authors:	Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan, Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	WAGE DIFFERENTIATION ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION GENDER DISCRIMINATION WAGE RATES LABOR MARKETS GENDER INEQUALITY WOMEN WAGES ETHNICITY ALS ATTENTION CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMISTS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES EQUILIBRIUM ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES FLU FORESTRY GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INSURANCE LABOR FORCE LEGISLATION MANAGERS MARKET FACTORS MEDIA PLAYING PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE INDUSTRIES TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGES WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORKPLACE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1943368/ethnic-gender-wage-disparities-sri-lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14265