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- Title
Labour Policy and Determinants of Employment and Wages in a Developing Economy with Labour Shortage.
- Authors
Abdalla, Ibrahim Mohamed; Al-Waqfi, Mohammed A.; Harb, Nasri; Hijazi, Rafiq H.; Zubaidi, Tawfiq
- Abstract
Using data from a sample of 1,099 workers, this paper investigates the determinants of employment and wages for workers in the United Arab Emirates. The paper further examines the wage distribution and the decomposition of the wage gap between the public and the private sectors. Results of the study are consistent with the dual labour market theory and indicate that the labour market in the United Arab Emirates is segmented based on sectors (public versus private) and types of workers (nationals versus non-nationals). The study concludes with a discussion of the implication of these findings for the effectiveness of labour and economic policy.
- Subjects
UNITED Arab Emirates; LABOR policy; EMPLOYMENT; WAGES; ECONOMIC development; ECONOMIC policy; PRIVATE sector; PUBLIC sector; INVESTMENT policy
- Publication
LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics & Industrial Relations, 2010, Vol 24, Issue 2, p163
- ISSN
1121-7081
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9914.2010.00474.x