Export processing zones in Madagascar: a success story under threat?

Cling, Jean-Pierre; Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Roubaud, François

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.01.007

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“…Cling, Razafindrakoto and Roubaud (2005) and Glick and Roubaud (2006) for Madagascar, find more unionisation in EPZs than in the private sector outside, although the authors compare different sectors of activity. Mireri (2000) also finds more unionisation inside the EPZ even when unionisation is effectively discouraged in the zone.…”

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“…Warr (1987) in the Philippines finds the same wage for low-skill workers inside and outside the zones, and higher wages inside the EPZ for skilled workers. Finally, Cling, Razafindrakoto and Roubaud (2005, 2007) find a wage premium associated to EPZ that is no different from the formal private sector and is higher than the informal sector.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These include Cling, Razafindrakoto and Roubaud (2005), Cling, Razafindrakoto and Roubaud (2007) and Glick and Roubaud (2006) for Madagascar; Dunn (1999) for Jamaica, Barbados and Belize; Mathews (1994) and De Moya (1986) for the Dominican Republic and Alvarenga and Ligia (2001) for El Salvador. Aggarwal (2007) for India and Fu and Gao (2007) for China find more male employment in EPZs; while De Armas and Jallab (2002) find similar proportions.…”

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“…Farole and Akinci (2011) suggest that for various countries EPZs have almost doubled the female share of non-agriculture sectors. Fu and Gao (2007) report around 10% for China, while Alvarenga and Ligia (2001) for El Salvador and Cling, Razafindrakoto and Roubaud (2005, 2007) for Madagascar find more EPZ female employment than private sector firms outside and government. The problem with these studies is that the comparison is carried out between different sectors of activity.…”

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“…The main advantage of these studies is the control for the level of skills of individual workers and other external factors. The findings of these studies (Cling, Razafindrakoto, and Roubaud (2005, 2007), Fussell (2000), Kabeer and Mahmud (2004) and Glick and Roubaud (2006)), show that EPZs pay better than the informal sector, but when comparing with the formal sector the results are inconclusive.…”

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Export processing zones in Madagascar: a success story under threat?

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The impact of export processing zones on employment, wages and labour conditions in developing countries: systematic review

The impact of export processing zones on employment, wages and labour conditions in developing countries: systematic review

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