International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

Wage - productivity linkages in Odisha manufacturing sector

  • Author:
  • Chakradhar Bal, Subas Chandra Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 539 to 547

Economics Department, Prananath Autonomous College, Khordha, Odisha, India

Online published on 15 February, 2014.

Abstract

This paper investigates the long run relationship between labour productivity and real wages of odisha manufacturing sector at aggregate level covering the period from 1981–82 to 2005–06. In order to clearly understand the links between wages and productivity, the study had used a simple step-wise regression model. Based on the results obtained, it is evident that there is a strong association between wage rate and labour productivity of Odisha Manufacturing sector.