Implications of Minimum Wage Increases on Labor Market Dynamics : Lessons for Emerging Economies

Implications of Minimum Wage Increases on Labor Market Dynamics : Lessons for Emerging Economies

This paper offers evidence on the relationship between the minimum wage and unemployment and informal employment, and identifies some of the lessons learned on the potential effects of increasing the minimum wage. Most of the evidence suggests that...

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Main Authors: Del Carpio, Ximena V., Pabon, Laura M.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
MINIMUM WAGE
LABOR MARKET
EMERGING ECONOMIES
FIRM PERFORMANCE
EMPLOYMENT
POVERTY
UNEMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL LABOR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/808221492537893842/Implications-of-minimum-wage-increases-on-labor-market-dynamics-lessons-for-emerging-economies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26468

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/808221492537893842/Implications-of-minimum-wage-increases-on-labor-market-dynamics-lessons-for-emerging-economies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26468

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