Latin American countries have some of the highest levels of income inequality in the world. However, earnings … inequality significantly changed over the last three decades, increasing during the 1980s and 1990s, declining sharply in the …, increasing inequality. Significant gains in educational attainment, the demographic transition, and rising female labor force …

-over effects up to 20 percent above it. We show that inequality in hourly wages fell between 2014 and 2018, but that the long …-term trend of rising inequality would already have been stopped after 2014 without the minimum wage. We demonstrate that the …

We study the causal impact of the minimum wage on employment and welfare in Thailand using a difference … in the minimum wage increased inequality in consumption per capita within the bottom half of the distribution. …

We study the causal impact of the minimum wage on employment and welfare in Thailand using a difference … in the minimum wage increased inequality in consumption per capita within the bottom half of the distribution. …

employment of migrants. Migrants are an overrepresented group in the low-wage sector and can be expected to particularly benefit … changes in employment and wage distribution. Contrary to expectations, our results show that the introduction of the minimum … increase in part-time employment, a less pronounced decline in unemployment and a greater reduction in weekly working hours …

This paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the U.S. over … possible rationale for recent inequality developments. …

This paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the U.S. over … possible rationale for recent inequality developments. …