J B Knight
Biographic Data
| ID | 1006230 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J B Knight |
| GIVEN NAMES | J B |
| FAMILY NAME | Knight |
| SIGNATURE | KNIGHT J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Addendum: Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth
Journal Article Addendum: Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth Get access A. Gelb, A. Gelb Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. H. Sabot R. H. Sabot Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 102, Issue 412, 1 May 1992, Page 633, …
Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth
Journal Article Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth Get access A. Gelb, A. Gelb The World Bank Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, University of Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. H. Sabot R. H. Sabot International Food Policy Research Institute and Williams College Search fo…
A Comparative Analysis of South Africa as a Semi-Industrialised Developing Country
South Africa has neither a developed nor a typical underdeveloped economy. Too often it has been wrongly classified, along with, say, Australia and New Zealand, as one of the peripheral developed countries, because only a part of the economy and population have the characteristics we associate with that group. Yet its economy is distinctly different from others in sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa falls squarely into the category which the World B…
Educational expansion, government policy and wage compression
Educational Policy and Labour Productivity: An Output Accounting Exercise
Journal Article Educational Policy and Labour Productivity: An Output Accounting Exercise Get access J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. H. Sabot R. H. Sabot Williams College, and Development Research Department, The World Bank Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Vol…
Work, income and inequality. Payment systems in the third world
Caste discrimination in the Indian urban labour market
Labor market discrimination in a poor urban economy
Labor market discrimination by sex and by race in a poor urban economy is analyzed using a survey of manufacturing employees in Tanzania. There are large differences in mean wages by both sex and race. Using techniques previously applied to developed countries, it is found that, whereas the sex difference in mean wages can be explained mainly in terms of sex differences in personal characteristics, the race difference is mainly the result of wage…
Economics: The State of Play1
The paper examines methodology and research priorities. It considers whether economists are asking the wrong questions and whether they are producing inadequate answers to questions. It examines the nature of imbalance in economists’ efforts ‐ drawing on e.g. the economics of racial discrimination, growth and distribution ‐ and the reasons for this imbalance. It concludes with an appeal for a wider approach to a topic or problem than most individ…
On the Determination of the General Wage Level: A Rejoinder
Journal Article On the Determination of the General Wage Level: A Rejoinder Get access J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Robert Mabro Robert Mabro Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 83, Issue 330, 1 June…
On the Determination of the General Wage Level: A Comment
Journal Article On the Determination of the General Wage Level: A Comment Get access J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Robert Mabro Robert Mabro Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 82, Issue 326, 1 June 1972, Pages 677–686, ht…
Caste discrimination in the Indian urban labour market
Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth
Journal Article Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth Get access A. Gelb, A. Gelb The World Bank Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, University of Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. H. Sabot R. H. Sabot International Food Policy Research Institute and Williams College Search fo…
Educational expansion, government policy and wage compression
Educational Policy and Labour Productivity: An Output Accounting Exercise
Journal Article Educational Policy and Labour Productivity: An Output Accounting Exercise Get access J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. H. Sabot R. H. Sabot Williams College, and Development Research Department, The World Bank Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Vol…
Work, income and inequality. Payment systems in the third world
A Comparative Analysis of South Africa as a Semi-Industrialised Developing Country
South Africa has neither a developed nor a typical underdeveloped economy. Too often it has been wrongly classified, along with, say, Australia and New Zealand, as one of the peripheral developed countries, because only a part of the economy and population have the characteristics we associate with that group. Yet its economy is distinctly different from others in sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa falls squarely into the category which the World B…
On the Determination of the General Wage Level: A Comment
Journal Article On the Determination of the General Wage Level: A Comment Get access J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Robert Mabro Robert Mabro Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 82, Issue 326, 1 June 1972, Pages 677–686, ht…
On the Determination of the General Wage Level: A Rejoinder
Journal Article On the Determination of the General Wage Level: A Rejoinder Get access J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Robert Mabro Robert Mabro Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 83, Issue 330, 1 June…
Economics: The State of Play1
The paper examines methodology and research priorities. It considers whether economists are asking the wrong questions and whether they are producing inadequate answers to questions. It examines the nature of imbalance in economists’ efforts ‐ drawing on e.g. the economics of racial discrimination, growth and distribution ‐ and the reasons for this imbalance. It concludes with an appeal for a wider approach to a topic or problem than most individ…
Labor market discrimination in a poor urban economy
Labor market discrimination by sex and by race in a poor urban economy is analyzed using a survey of manufacturing employees in Tanzania. There are large differences in mean wages by both sex and race. Using techniques previously applied to developed countries, it is found that, whereas the sex difference in mean wages can be explained mainly in terms of sex differences in personal characteristics, the race difference is mainly the result of wage…
Work, income and inequality. Payment systems in the third world
Caste discrimination in the Indian urban labour market
Educational expansion, government policy and wage compression
Educational Policy and Labour Productivity: An Output Accounting Exercise
Journal Article Educational Policy and Labour Productivity: An Output Accounting Exercise Get access J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. H. Sabot R. H. Sabot Williams College, and Development Research Department, The World Bank Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Vol…
A Comparative Analysis of South Africa as a Semi-Industrialised Developing Country
South Africa has neither a developed nor a typical underdeveloped economy. Too often it has been wrongly classified, along with, say, Australia and New Zealand, as one of the peripheral developed countries, because only a part of the economy and population have the characteristics we associate with that group. Yet its economy is distinctly different from others in sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa falls squarely into the category which the World B…
Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth
Journal Article Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth Get access A. Gelb, A. Gelb The World Bank Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, University of Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. H. Sabot R. H. Sabot International Food Policy Research Institute and Williams College Search fo…
Addendum: Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth
Journal Article Addendum: Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth Get access A. Gelb, A. Gelb Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. H. Sabot R. H. Sabot Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 102, Issue 412, 1 May 1992, Page 633, …
Economics (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Knight (5 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (5 works) · Labour economics (5 works) · Library science (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Wage (5 works)