The empirical minimum wage literature, is mostly based on high law compliance contexts (developed countries) and therefore is not very informative for analyzing developing countries where the minimum wage aims to affect a higher share of vulnerable and poor workers. This paper contributes to the...

Economic theory suggests that minimum wages may lead to unemployment; nevertheless, empirical evidence in developed economies stays ambiguous. Evidence from developing countries is even more heterogenous due to the low law enforcement and weaker labor market institutions. Thus, our aim is to...