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Christine Clarke

Pay Disparity and Ethnicity: Evidence for Belize Men

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This paper uses Labour Force Survey data from 2001 and 2005 to examine
ethnic pay disparities in Belize. Empirical findings suggest that, the
majority ethnic group, Mestizo, earned, on average, statistically less than
the Creole, Garifuna and Mixed groups in both years. Most of the pay
differential was attributable to endowment rather than treatment
differentials. An important policy issue uncovered here relates to the
labour market position of the minority Maya group. Our estimates suggest

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Educational Achievement and Wage Determination in Jamaica

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Potential labour market entrants make decisions based partially on their expected returns. This paper estimates rates of private returns for public, private, self-employed, and own account workers, using the 2001 census for Jamaica. Pay differentials are identified to exist between public and private sectors, and the self-employed and own account workers. In particular, the public sector pays a significant premium, which is likely reflective of its assessment of the quality of education at the tertiary level, as well as the government’s significant investment in tertiary education.

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