Earnings inequality in Sri Lanka
By: Arun, Thankom
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Contributor(s): Borooah, Vani | Arun, Shoba.
Material type: 
BookSubject(s): Income distribution | Sri Lanka | Human developmentGenre/Form: Poverty
In:
The Journal of Developing Areas : 2013 : 355-371Summary: This paper addresses the question of how greater equality by gender and race/ethnicity in the
distribution of earnings would affect earnings inequality in Sri Lanka. The decomposition exercise
of male-female earnings indicates the significant extent to which the gender disparity in earnings
represents ‘discrimination’ against women. The findings showed that men had higher average
earnings that attributed fully to discrimination in favour of male earners. Despite commendable
achievements in social indicators, it is imperative to address persistent ethnic and gendered
inequalities in order to maintain social and political cohesion.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Journal Articles | Library Electronic | Poverty | ftp://ftp.ips.lk/ebooks/Poverty/EarningsInequalityinSL.pdf | Available | P 4491 |
This paper addresses the question of how greater equality by gender and race/ethnicity in the
distribution of earnings would affect earnings inequality in Sri Lanka. The decomposition exercise
of male-female earnings indicates the significant extent to which the gender disparity in earnings
represents ‘discrimination’ against women. The findings showed that men had higher average
earnings that attributed fully to discrimination in favour of male earners. Despite commendable
achievements in social indicators, it is imperative to address persistent ethnic and gendered
inequalities in order to maintain social and political cohesion.
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