Public-Private Wage Differentials: Evidence from Pakistan
Naeem Akram
Abstract:Compensation structures of public sector employees have significant implications
for public service delivery and employment. If public sector employees get relatively lower
pay, then the government can face difficulties in retaining trained and qualified workers.
However, if public sector employees receive higher salaries it is possible that younger
people may prefer to join the public sector. If this is accompanied by limited job absorption
capacity in the public sector, it is possible for there to be substan… Show more
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