The dual economy development models hold minimum wages (among other institutions) accountable for persistent dualism …. We use 12 years of micro data on thousands workers in Costa Rica to test whether legal minimum wages have a differential … impact on wages in the formal sector vs. informal sector, defined in various ways. We find the evidence from Costa Rica is …

The classic dual economy models of developing countries hold minimum wages (among other institutions) accountable for … thousands workers living in Costa Rica to test whether legal minimum wages have a differential impact on the wages of workers in … evidence from Costa Rica is contrary to the assumptions of these models. We find that increases in minimum wages not only raise …

The classic dual economy models of developing countries hold minimum wages (among other institutions) accountable for … thousands workers living in Costa Rica to test whether legal minimum wages have a differential impact on the wages of workers in … evidence from Costa Rica is contrary to the assumptions of these models. We find that increases in minimum wages not only raise …

This paper investigates the effects of legal minimum wages on wages, employment, hours worked and monthly earnings … Costa Rica. This country?s large uncovered sector and complex minimum wage policy, which has for decades set numerous wages … minimum wages. We find that legal minimum wages have a significant positive effect on the wages of workers in the covered …

by rigorously addressing the question as to whether changes in minimum wages can change the inequality of the … wages in the 1980s and 1990s acted as a countervailing force to the unequalizing effect of globalization. Using annual data … on workers from the 1987-1997 household surveys, it is shown that changes in the legal minimum wages did indeed have an …

-skilled workers with wages just above the minimum wage, but negative effects for high-skilled top earners in East Germany, where the …

-skilled workers with wages just above the minimum wage, but negative effects for high-skilled top earners in East Germany, where the …

-skilled workers with wages just above the minimum wage, but negative effects for high-skilled top earners in East Germany, where the …

This paper investigates the effects of minimum wages on the income and employment of individuals, using longitudinal … minimum wages on the probability of transitioning into different sectors of the labor market: salaried formal and informal … wages on family welfare and poverty, we obtain separate estimates for men and women, for workers under and above age 21, and …

This paper investigates the effects of legal minimum wages on wages, employment, hours worked and monthly earnings … Costa Rica. This country’s large uncovered sector and complex minimum wage policy, which has for decades set numerous wages … minimum wages. We find that legal minimum wages have a significant positive effect on the wages of workers in the covered …