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Abstract

This study investigates the bargaining power of labor over wages and the wage inequality among industries based on the industrial structure in Indonesia. It uses a panel data model and secondary data from 2008-2015. This study argues that wage inequality really matters among the industries and tends to enlarge among them despite the existence of  the bargaining power of labor over wage. Findings/Originality: The labor bargaining power over wage in Large and Medium Industries still has greater probability to be increased compared to that in Small and Micro Industries. It implies that the wage inequality still matters in the labor market, particularly in the three industrial groups, and tends to enlarge among them. Government has to take care seriously on the industrial structure with regard to wage bargaining power of labor and particularly wage inequality. Moreover, the government should promote fair wage levels between industries and labor of each industrial classification, particularly in developing countries.

Keywords

Wage Bargaining Power Wage Inequality of Industries Panel Data Model

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Author Biographies

Sofyan Syahnur, Department of Economics Development, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Syiah Kuala Darussalam, Banda Aceh, Indonesia and PRKPEP/CEPPEDA Unsyiah, Indonesia.

Development Economics Department

Marwan Marwan, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Syiah Kuala Darussalam, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Mathematics Department

Said Munzir, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Syiah Kuala Darussalam, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Mathematics Department

Hizir Hizir, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Syiah Kuala Darussalam, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Mathematics Department

Taufiq C. Dawood, Department of Economics Development, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Syiah Kuala Darussalam, Banda Aceh, Indonesia and PRKPEP/CEPPEDA Unsyiah, Indonesia.

Development Economics Department
How to Cite
Syahnur, S., Marwan, M., Munzir, S., Hizir, H., & Dawood, T. C. (2019). Investigating wage bargaining power, wage inequality and industrial structure in Indonesia. Economic Journal of Emerging Markets, 11(2), 161–172. https://doi.org/10.20885/ejem.vol11.iss2.art4
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