find that those who earn near-minimum wages are disproportionately female, unmarried and young, without post … labour force participation rates in the poorest households, minimum wage workers are most likely to be in middle-income … households. Using various plausible parameters for the effect of minimum wages on hourly wages and employment, I estimate the …

cycle, of several dimensions of economic inequality, including wages, labor earnings, income, consumption, and wealth. After … emphasis on cross-country comparisons. Most, but not all, countries experienced substantial increases in wages and earnings … premium rose and the gender premium fell virtually everywhere. At a higher frequency, earnings inequality appears to be …

This paper considers educational investment, wages and hours of market work in an imperfectly competitive labour market …

wages and hours. Then, we consider the effects of a legislation restricting the maximum working time, while we let wages … respond endogenously. In general, this regulation benefits workers, both unemployed and employed (even if wages decrease), but …

In October 2007 France introduced an exemption on the income tax and social security contributions that applied to … wages received for hours worked overtime. The goal of the policy was to increase the number of hours worked. This article …

With many countries considering the adoption of a system of earned income tax credits, it is useful to analyze how … different types of credits affect labor supply and earnings. This paper focuses on a 1999 reform to the UK tax credit system … they will have low earnings; single women; women in couples; and men in couples. Over a 15-month period, boosting the …

. Our sample includes more than 12,000 men and 10,000 women, who all left school in 1992, in France. The wages and …