Do Chinese firms in Africa pay lower wages? A comparative analysis of manufacturing and construction firms in Angola and Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106266
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Wages; Labour regimes; Manufacturing; Construction; China; Angola; Ethiopia;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
- J82 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Labor Force Composition
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