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Wages and Human Capital in Exporting Firms in Morocco

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  • Christophe Muller,
  • Christophe Nordman

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We study the relationship of wages, human capital accumulation and work organisation in Morocco using matched worker-firm data for Metallurgical-electrical and Textile-clothingfirms. While wages are found to rise with all human capital characteristics, returns to education and experience are much higher for the upper wages. Participation in on-the-job training is constrained by: a relevant industrial location; a minimal educational background; and an appropriate family situation. Moreover, work organisation and on-the-job training are dependent on the education process. Finally, we find that strong interactions of human capital accumulation with involvement in chain gangs, team work and supervision.

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  • Christophe Muller, & Christophe Nordman, 2006. "Wages and Human Capital in Exporting Firms in Morocco," Discussion Papers 06/04, University of Nottingham, CREDIT.
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    Keywords

    Africa; Morocco; Wages; On-the-job training; Human capital; Work place organisation; Matched worker-firm data.;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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