There is considerable debate on the level and effects of minimum wages for many decades. However, most of the studies are conducted in developed countries. This chapter first reviews the theoretical frameworks of anticipated effects of a minimum wage increase on wages and employment in...

What are the perceptions of employers towards hiring immigrants and international students in Atlantic Canada? How are they related to hiring outcomes? Our analysis based on a 2019 random, representative survey of 801 employers finds that those employers who report beliefs that multiculturalism...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I The context -- 1 Current research on Chinese organizations in Africa: what do we know, and what...

Using a representative survey of 801 employers across Atlantic Canada, we empirically test various factors associated with employer hiring attitudes towards international migrants. Our results indicate that employers who hired international immigrants in the past 12 months exhibited more...

We use the substantial variation in both the magnitude and frequency of minimum wage changes that have occurred in China since its new minimum wage regulations in 2004 to estimate their impact on wages, wage spillovers, and employment. We use county-level minimum wage data merged with...

Using 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses with 2010 and 2019 American Community Surveys by the U.S. Census Bureau, we study how immigrants from China have fared in the U.S. labor market relative to those from other countries over the past 40 years since China began its economic reforms and...