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Living Wage Benchmark Report: Ghana, Lower Volta Area (February 2017)

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  • Sally Smith

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  • Martha Anker

    (Anker Research Institute)

  • Richard Anker

    (Anker Research Institute)

Abstract

This report estimates a living wage for the Lower Volta region of Ghana for February 2017. The report is part of a series of living wage reports for the Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) using the Anker methodology to estimate living wages in rural and urban areas around the world.

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  • Sally Smith & Martha Anker & Richard Anker, 2017. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Ghana, Lower Volta Area (February 2017)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 17-01-01, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
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    Keywords

    Living Wage; Ghana; Rural; Bananas; Anker Methodology.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J80 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - General

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