Education and wage inequality in the informal sector: The case of Cameroon

This article analyses the effects of education on wage inequality in the informal sector in Cameroon. The author uses quantile regression on data from the Second survey on employment and the informal sector in Cameroon (EESI 2) of 2010. The results indicate that both wages and wage inequality increa...

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Published inInternational labour review Vol. 158; no. 3; pp. 561 - 576
Main Author ATANGANA ONDOA, Henri
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Geneva International Labour Organization, represented by the International Labour Office (ILO) 01.09.2019
Subjects
Cameroon
Education
Employment
Higher education
Inequality
Informal economy
Schools
Vocational schools
Wage differential
Wages & salaries
Workforce
Cameroon
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Summary:This article analyses the effects of education on wage inequality in the informal sector in Cameroon. The author uses quantile regression on data from the Second survey on employment and the informal sector in Cameroon (EESI 2) of 2010. The results indicate that both wages and wage inequality increase with education in the informal sector, with tertiary education creating greatest inequality. These findings point to a number of policy recommendations for a transition to formality, such as the creation of more jobs for a skilled workforce, the development of sites adapted to informal sector activities and the creation of more vocational schools.
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ISSN:0020-7780
1564-913X
DOI:10.1111/ilr.12096