Agricultural productivity, hired labor, wages and poverty : evidence from Bangladesh
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- Emran, Shahe & Shilpi, Forhad, 2018. "Agricultural Productivity, Hired Labor, Wages, and Poverty: Evidence from Bangladesh," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 109(C), pages 470-482.
- Emran, M. Shahe & Shilpi, Forhad, 2014. "Agricultural Productivity, Hired Labor, Wages and Poverty: Evidence from Bangladesh," MPRA Paper 58099, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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Keywords
Labor Policies; Labor Markets; Economic Theory&Research; Markets and Market Access; Rural Poverty Reduction;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
- J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
- O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2015-01-03 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-DEV-2015-01-03 (Development)
- NEP-EFF-2015-01-03 (Efficiency and Productivity)
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