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Employment and Wage Effects of a Payroll-Tax Cut-Evidence from a Regional Experiment
Korkeamäki, Ossi - 2009
In this paper we evaluate the effects of a regional experiment that reduced payroll-taxes by 3-6 percentage points for three years in Northern Finland. We match each firm in the target region with a similar firm in a comparison region and estimate the effect of the payroll-tax reduction by...
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More on recent evidence on the effects of minimum wages in the United States
Neumark, David; Salas, J. M. Ian; Wascher, William - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 3 (2014), pp. 1-26
A central issue in estimating the employment effects of minimum wages is the appropriate comparison group for states (or other regions) that adopt or increase the minimum wage. In recent research, Dube et al. (Rev Econ Stat 92:945-964, 2010) and Allegretto et al. (Ind Relat 50:205-240, 2011)...
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More on recent evidence on the effects of minimum wages in the United States
Neumark, David; Salas, J. M. Ian; Wascher, William L. - In: IZA journal of labor policy 3 (2014), pp. 1-26
A central issue in estimating the employment effects of minimum wages is the appropriate comparison group for states (or other regions) that adopt or increase the minimum wage. In recent research, Dube et al. (Rev Econ Stat 92:945-964, 2010) and Allegretto et al. (Ind Relat 50:205-240, 2011)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010480173
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The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws on employment, wages, and hours of work in South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Kanbur, Ravi; Mayet, Natasha - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-27
This paper attempts to investigate the impact of sectoral wage laws in South Africa. Specifically, we examine the impact of minimum wage laws promulgated in the Retail, Domestic work, Forestry, Security, and Taxi sectors using 15 waves of biannual Labour Force Survey data for the 2000-2007...
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The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws on employment, wages, and hours of work in South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Kanbur, Ravi; Mayet, Natasha - In: IZA journal of labor & development 2 (2013), pp. 1-27
This paper attempts to investigate the impact of sectoral wage laws in South Africa. Specifically, we examine the impact of minimum wage laws promulgated in the Retail, Domestic work, Forestry, Security, and Taxi sectors using 15 waves of biannual Labour Force Survey data for the 2000–2007...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009725084
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The causal effects of the minimum wage introduction in Germany : an overview
Caliendo, Marco; Schröder, Carsten; Wittbrodt, Linda - 2018 - This version: December 21, 2018
In 2015, Germany introduced a statutory hourly minimum wage that was not only universally binding but also set at a relatively high level. We discuss the short-run effects of this new minimum wage on a wide set of socio-economic outcomes, such as employment and working hours, earnings and wage...
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The minimum wage and Latino workers
Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - 2010
Latinos comprise a large and growing share of the low-skilled labor force in the U.S. and may be disproportionately affected by minimum wage laws as a result. We compare the effects of minimum wage laws on employment and earnings among Hispanic immigrants and natives compared with non-Hispanic...
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The Minimum Wage and Latino Workers
Orrenius, Pia M. - 2015
Latinos comprise a large and growing share of the low-skilled labor force in the U.S. and may be disproportionately affected by minimum wage laws as a result. We compare the effects of minimum wage laws on employment and earnings among Hispanic immigrants and natives compared with non-Hispanic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013038406
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The Effect of Minimum Wages on Immigrants' Employment and Earnings
Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - 2021
This study examines how minimum wage laws affect the employment and earnings of low-skilled immigrants and natives in the U.S. Minimum wage increases might have larger effects among low-skilled immigrants than among natives because, on average, immigrants earn less than natives due to lower...
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Reducing Hours of Work : Does Overtime Act as a Brake Upon Employment Growth? An Analysis by Gender for the Case of Italy
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Braschi, Cristina - 2021
In recent years the question of overtime work has become increasingly relevant as part of the wider issue of the … reduction in the working day. A direct relation between policies aiming at reducing working hours, and increases in overtime … investigate this issue using microdata by the Bank of Italy. In Italy, the incidence of overtime work among male dependent workers …
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