context of increasing urban poverty in Nairobi, Kenya. The findings indicate that households who migrated together with their …

This paper examines the performance of minimum wage legislation in Kenya, both in terms of its coverage and enforcement … specifically, our results suggest that (i) compliance rates were higher in occupations other than agriculture, (ii) minimum wages … relationship is found for workers in agriculture, and (iii) higher minimum wages were associated with a lower share of workers in …

Firms in Kenya rely on technologies such as computers, cell-phones, and generators to overcome constraints associated … significant positive impacts on productivity as measured by value-added per worker, especially for firms with female principal … missionary schools from Kenya's colonial past, as well as geographical indicators such as rainfall, changes in forest cover, and …

induced by changes in wind across years, I show that higher levels of pollution lead to decreased agricultural productivity …, with large changes in productivity being common. The negative effects of pollution are larger in areas growing more labor …-intensive crops, indicating that the pollution works at least partly through direct effects on labor productivity. Finally, combining …

recent empirical work on the impact of organizational capital on firm productivity and workers? wages. We then discuss in …

hypotheses. First, that most of the recent increase in the dispersion of wages and productivity has occurred across … establishments and these changes are linked. Second, that the increased dispersion in wages and productivity across establishments is …-plant measures of wage and productivity dispersion have increased substantially over the last few decades; and (4) a significant …

productivity, wages and exports spillovers in developing, developed and transitional economies. Although theory can identify a …

It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can … be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable … growth in total factor productivity. …