The effect of minimum wages on employment is a matter of debate, and the existing empirical literature contains mixed … results. One reason for this is the methodological difficulties involved where changes in minimum wages are endogenous to … other important economic changes. To overcome this problem, we examine exogenous changes to local minimum wages in Indonesia …

growth in the target region. The increase in wages offset roughly half of the impact of the payroll tax cut on the labour …

geographic location, exploiting discontinuities in contractual wages' growth as a source of variation in labor costs. Results … show that on average employment, revenues, profits and investments fall, wages increase, while firms' productivity and …

In this paper, we undertake an evaluation of the laws governing wages in India, identify their shortcomings and offer … recommendations in ILO Conventions. Some of our laws are very complex and this makes enforcement difficult. The Code on Wages Bill …

This paper considers the effects of union-bargained minimum wages on transitions into and out of employment in the … input, high worker turnover and binding minimum wages. The empirical approach identifies workers affected by real minimum … the outcomes for control groups, with wages marginally above those of the treatment groups. Unlike previous studies, this …

inequality in both wages and labor force participation. …