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The returns to occupations: the role of minimum wage and gender in Nigeria

The returns to occupations: the role of minimum wage and gender in Nigeria
The returns to occupations: the role of minimum wage and gender in Nigeria
This paper examines the economic returns to being employers, paid workers and self-employed own account individuals in a lower middle income economy using quantile regressions while accounting for selection using Heckman selection models. The results suggest that although the majority of employers experience labour wage premiums throughout the income distribution, self-employed own account individuals experience a wage penalty at the lower quantiles of the income distribution where paid workers reap benefits from minimum wage guarantees, suggesting that minimum wage legislations may push individuals with low skills into self- employment. Furthermore, female employers and paid workers tend to be relatively well educated implying that education enables females to escape the job glass ceiling although males typically earn significantly more than females.
2452-2929
75-86
Olarewaju, Tolu
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Mickiewicz, Tomasz
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Tamvada, Jagannadha Pawan
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Olarewaju, Tolu
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Mickiewicz, Tomasz
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Tamvada, Jagannadha Pawan
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Olarewaju, Tolu, Mickiewicz, Tomasz and Tamvada, Jagannadha Pawan (2019) The returns to occupations: the role of minimum wage and gender in Nigeria. World Development Perspectives, 13, 75-86. (doi:10.1016/j.wdp.2019.02.012).

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This paper examines the economic returns to being employers, paid workers and self-employed own account individuals in a lower middle income economy using quantile regressions while accounting for selection using Heckman selection models. The results suggest that although the majority of employers experience labour wage premiums throughout the income distribution, self-employed own account individuals experience a wage penalty at the lower quantiles of the income distribution where paid workers reap benefits from minimum wage guarantees, suggesting that minimum wage legislations may push individuals with low skills into self- employment. Furthermore, female employers and paid workers tend to be relatively well educated implying that education enables females to escape the job glass ceiling although males typically earn significantly more than females.

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Accepted/In Press date: 2 February 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 March 2019
Published date: March 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 428171
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/428171
ISSN: 2452-2929
PURE UUID: bf9815c5-ff3b-4cbb-b34e-52cdd0c8fd3f
ORCID for Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1225-3174

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Date deposited: 13 Feb 2019 17:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 07:34

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Author: Tolu Olarewaju
Author: Tomasz Mickiewicz
Author: Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada ORCID iD

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