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Do firms exit the formal economy after a minimum wage hike? : quasi-experimental evidence from Turkey
Acar, Aysenur; Bossavie, Laurent; Makovec, Mattia - 2019
found to be larger among firms with low productivity levels before the policy change, and in sectors where profit margins …
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Ex-ante evaluation of the impact of increases in minimum wages on labor market outcomes in Kosovo
Robayo-Abril, Monica; Terskaya, Anastasia; Brodmann, … - 2020
This paper uses microsimulation techniques to quantify the potential ex-ante impacts of several minimum wage increases on labor market outcomes in Kosovo. The results show that the overall impacts of a minimum wage increase in the baseline scenario are likely to be modest, although the impacts...
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Busting the myth : the impact of increasing the minimum wage : the experience of Romania
Heemskerk, Frank; Voinea, Liviu; Cojocaru, Alexandra - 2018
This paper discusses the impact of a gradual, pre-announced significant increase of the minimum wage during 2013-16 in Romania. The main finding is that the positive effects prevail when the starting level of increase in the minimum wage is very low and the economy is in a negative output gap....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002249
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The effects of international scrutiny on manufacturing workers : evidence from the Rana Plaza Collapse in Bangladesh
Bossavie, Laurent; Cho, Yoonyoung; Heath, Rachel - 2019
After the tragic factory collapse of Rana Plaza in 2013, the direct reforms and indirect responses of retailers have both plausibly affected workers in the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh. These reforms include a minimum wage increase, high profile but voluntary audits, and an increased...
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Invitations, incentives, and conditions : a randomized evaluation of demand-side interventions for health screenings in Armenia
De Walque, Damien; Chukwuma, Adanna; … - 2020
The study is a randomized controlled trial that investigates the impact of four demand-side interventions on health screening for diabetes and hypertension among Armenian adults ages 35-68 who had not been tested in the last 12 months. The interventions are personal invitations from a physician...
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Are Minimum Wages and Payroll Taxes a Constraint to the Creation of Formal Jobs in Morocco?
Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. - 2016
This paper uses a search-and-matching model to examine the effects of labor regulations that influence the cost of formal labor (notably minimum wages and payroll taxes) on labor market outcomes in Morocco. The model assumes that the informal sector is unregulated and thus not directly affected...
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Can Minimum Wages Close the Gender Wage Gap? Evidence from Indonesia
Hallward-Driemeier, Mary - 2015
Using manufacturing plant-level census data, this paper demonstrates that minimum wage increases in Indonesia reduced gender wage gaps among production workers, with heterogeneous impacts by level of education and position of the firm in the wage distribution. Paradoxically, educated women...
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Implications of Minimum Wage Increases on Labor Market Dynamics Lessons for Emerging Economies
Carpio, Ximena V Del - 2017
, which could have negative consequences for labor productivity and businesses as a result of reduced investment in employee … tend to affect their productivity and the labor market in general …
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The impact of minimum wage hikes on employment and wages in Cambodia
Shrestha, Maheshwor - 2019
Using an event-study framework, this paper examines the impact of four minimum wage hikes between 2008 and 2015 on the Cambodian labor market. The analysis finds that, except for immediate adjustments around the time of the hikes, the minimum wage hikes did not affect participation rates in the...
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Green Incentives for Climate Competitive Industries : A Practitioner's Handbook
World Bank Group - 2016
This handbook has been developed to provide instruction on the design and implementation of incentives for resource … to be applicable to most, if not all, resource-efficiency issues and incentives. However, it has a particular focus on …) why incentives should be used; (ii) the kinds of incentives that are available; (iii) how incentives can be combined; (iv …
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