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The minimum wage in a deflationary economy: The Japanese experience, 1994 - 2003

Kambayashi, Ryo; Kawaguchi, Daiji; Yamada, Ken - 2010

The statutory minimum wage has steadily increased for decades in Japan, while the median wage has fallen nominally since 1999 because of a severe recession. We use large micro-data sets from two government surveys to investigate how the minimum wage has affected the wage distribution under...

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Minimum wages in New Zealand: policy and practice in the 21st century

Maré, David Christopher; Hyslop, Dean Robert - 2021

New Zealand has seen dramatic changes in minimum wage policies since 2000. The adult minimum wage has increased 75% in CPI-adjusted real terms. In addition, the youth minimum wage was abolished in two stages, resulting in a 125% increase in the real minimum wage for 16-19-year-old workers. We...

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The effect of minimum wages on labour market flows : evidence from Germany

Bachmann, Ronald; Penninger, Marion; Schaffner, Sandra - 2015

, as well as accessions and separations and their underlying worker flows. The fact that minimum wages in Germany are … the minimum wage reduced worker flows in East Germany, the between approach yields positive effect on labour market … dynamics in West Germany. Our results can be explained by differences between East and West Germany with respect to the bite of …

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The Effect of Minimum Wages on Labour Market Flows – Evidence from Germany

Bachmann, Ronald - 2016

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Wie groß sind die Beschäftigungsverluste aufgrund eines allgemeinen Mindestlohns?

Müller, Kai-Uwe - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 26, pp. 430-433

Mindestlohns in Deutschland erschienen. Die Bandbreite der simulierten Job-Verluste reicht von 140 000 bis 1,2 Millionen. Eine neue … Stichprobe und die unterstellten Elastizitäten der Arbeitsnachfrage reagieren. Ein allgemeiner Mindestlohn von 7,50 Euro hätte …

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The Effects of Multiple Minimum Wages Throughout the Labor Market

Terrell, Katherine; Gindling, T. H. - 2004

This paper investigates the effects of legal minimum wages on wages, employment, hours worked and monthly earnings among workers covered by minimum wage legislation as well as those for whom it does not apply (the uncovered sector) in Costa Rica. This country?s large uncovered sector and complex...

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Does Raising the Minimum Wage Help the Poor?

Leigh, Andrew - 2005

What is the impact of raising the minimum wage on family incomes? To test this, I use data from Australia, a country whose minimum wages are among the highest in the world. Analyzing the characteristics of low wage workers, I find that those who earn near-minimum wages are disproportionately...

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Living wage laws : how much do (can) they matter?

Holzer, Harry J. (contributor) - 2008

In this paper I review what we have learned about living wage laws and their impacts on the wages, employment and poverty rates of low-wage workers. I review the characteristics of these laws and where they have been implemented to date, and what economic theory tells us about their likely...

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Living Wage Laws : How Much Do (Can) They Matter?

Holzer, Harry J. - 2021

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The Labor Market Effects of Expanding Overtime Coverage

Quach, Simon - 2020

This paper studies the employment and income effects of a federal proposal in 2016 to expand overtime coverage to additionally cover salaried workers earning between $455 and $913 per week ($23,660 and $47,476 per annum). Although the policy was unexpectedly nullified a week before its proposed...

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