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AbstractThis article analyses the effects of education on wage inequality in the informal sector in Cameroon. The author uses quantile regression on data from the Second survey on employment and the informal sector in Cameroon (EESI 2) of 2010. The results indicate that both wages and wage inequality increase with education in the informal sector, with tertiary education creating greatest inequality. These findings point to a number of policy recommendations for a transition to formality, such as the creation of more jobs for a skilled workforce, the development of sites adapted to informal sector activities and the creation of more vocational schools.

ResumenEn este artículo se estiman los efectos de la educación sobre la desigualdad salarial del sector informal en el Camerún. Mediante una regresión cuantílica se analizan los datos de la segunda encuesta sobre el empleo y el sector informal en el Camerún (EESI 2), de 2010. Los resultados indican que la calificación se asocia a una mayor remuneración y desigualdad salarial, principalmente en el caso de los trabajadores con estudios superiores. En consecuencia, se formulan varias recomendaciones de política destinadas a favorecer la formalización, mediante la creación de empleo calificado, el desarrollo de infraestructuras adaptadas para el sector informal y el fomento de la formación profesional.

RésuméL'auteur analyse l'effet de l'éducation sur les disparités salariales dans le secteur informel au Cameroun. L'analyse s'appuie sur des régressions quantiles et des données de l'enquête EESI 2 (deuxième enquête sur l'emploi et le secteur informel au Cameroun, menée en 2010). Elle montre que, dans le secteur informel, le salaire augmente avec le niveau d'instruction, de même que les disparités salariales (qui se creusent notamment sous l'effet d'un diplôme du supérieur). Plusieurs recommandations de politique générale en découlent, en vue d'une formalisation de l'économie: créer plus d'emplois pour la main‐d'œuvre qualifiée, fournir des infrastructures adaptées aux activités informelles et développer la formation professionnelle.

AbstractThis study investigates the effect of economic freedom on education in Sub‐Saharan Africa. We used a panel of 41 countries covering the period 2000–2019 and the two‐stage least squares (IV‐2SLS) estimates. We find that economic freedom fosters secondary education. Furthermore, we find that the five components of economic freedom have varying effects on education. Indeed, size of government increases secondary education. Legal system increases secondary and tertiary education, while freedom to trade fosters primary and secondary education. In contrast, sound money has a negative impact on primary and tertiary education. These results are robust when we consider education by gender.

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the effects of natural resources on income inequality conditional on economic complexity in 111 developed and developing countries from 1995 to 2016. The system-GMM results show that economic complexity reverses the positive effects of natural resource dependence on income inequality. Furthermore, results are robust to the distinction between dependence on point resources (fossil fuels, ores, and metals), dependence on diffuse resources (agricultural raw material), and resource abundance. Finally, there are significant differences between countries, depending on the level of ethnic fragmentation and democracy.