New research allows for 20-year mapping of PNG real wage growth

06/27/22 • 4 min

Until recently there had been no long-term investigation of wage growth in Papua New Guinea. However, new research using superannuation data from PNG's formal employment sector has allowed for the tracking of real movement in wages between 1999 and 2018.

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