On the Peculiar Relevance of a Fundamental Dilemma of Minimum-Wage Regulation in Post-Socialism - Apropos of an International Investigation

To the extent minimum-wage regulation is effective in fighting against excessive earnings handicaps of those at the bottom of earnings distribution, it may have the side-effect of worsening their employment prospects. A demand-and-supply interpretation of data on the relative employment rate and earnings position of the least educated in the EU27 suggests that the resulting dilemma might be particularly relevant for minimum-wage policies in post-socialist countries.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Gábor, István R.
Publisher:	Budapest : Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics
Subject:	Mindestlohn \| Erwerbstätigkeit \| Lohnpolitik \| EU-Staaten \| Transformationsstaaten \| minimum wage \| employment \| earnings dispersion \| demand and supply of labour \| wage and employment discrimination

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Series:	Budapest Working Papers on the Labour Market ; BWP - 2010/6
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-615-5024-19-1
Other identifiers:	638848601 [GVK] hdl:10419/108453 [Handle] RePEc:has:bworkp:1006 [RePEc]
Classification:	J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure ; J23 - Employment Determination; Job Creation; Demand for Labor; Self-Employment ; J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc ; J38 - Public Policy ; J71 - Discrimination
Source:	EconStor

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