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Indian Journal of Economics and Business is a double refereed, high quality international journal that publishes articles and book reviews from academicians and business-persons. Managed by a team of 25 Associate Editors and 19 members of Editorial Advisory Board, the journal has taken several important strides since its inception in 2002. It is published 2 times per year. and is included in Journal of Economic Literature and Cabell's Directory of Journals in Economics and Finance.

Our publications also include themed Special Issues on contemporary topics. We have already published special issues on Outsourcing (2004), India and China (2005) and Austrian Economics (2006). Two other special issues of the 'Best Papers' voted' in Applied Business and Enterpreneurship Association International (ABEAI) conference sessions are already in print (2006 and 2007) and the third one is to be published in 2008. We hope to publish some more special issues in the future.

IJEB June_2009 Issue: Vol 8. No. 1.

Article: INTER-INDUSTRY WAGE GAP AND SKILL UPGRADING IN NEPALESE MANUFACTURING BY Govinda Koirala

Abstract: Abstract:
The paper focuses on the two classes of workers: production and non-production workers (may be considered as unskilled and skilled labor force) in manufacturing industries of Nepal. We analyze the wage differentials and the factors affecting the differentials between skilled and unskilled workers. The paper highlights some of the similarities and differences of workers wages between industries. This subdivision lets us see directly whether differences have been narrowed with time among both the production and non-production workers in various industries. The analysis also seeks the information about how such factors as firm ownership, firm's size, export orientation and skill intensity in the industry affect wage differentials. The analysis employs three separate census years (1992, 1997, and 2002) from the census of manufacturing establishment in Nepal to facilitate building a panel set of data. The study is also unique in the sense that it draws information of individual firms to estimate the wage differential between skilled and unskilled workers in each firm in a developing country.