Introduction of a National Minimum Wage Reduced Depressive Symptoms in Low‐Wage Workers: A Quasi‐Natural Experiment in the UK
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.3336
Abstract: Summary Does increasing incomes improve health? In 1999, the UK government implemented minimum wage legislation, increasing hourly wages to at least £3.60. This policy experiment created intervention and control groups that can be used to… read more here.
Keywords: depressive symptoms; low wage; wage workers; minimum wage ... See more keywords
The impact of increasing the United Kingdom national minimum wage on self‐reported health
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4490
Abstract: Abstract There is a growing but mixed literature on the health effects of minimum wages. If minimum wage changes have a statistically significant impact on health, this suggests health effects should be incorporated into cost‐benefit… read more here.
Keywords: health; national minimum; health effects; minimum wage ... See more keywords
The effect of doubling the minimum wage and decreasing taxes on inflation in Mexico
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109051
Abstract: Abstract We analyze the effect on inflation of doubling the minimum wage and cutting the value-added tax in half. Annual inflation decreased by 1.8 percentage points, suggesting that the minimum wage increase had a limited… read more here.
Keywords: doubling minimum; minimum wage; effect; effect doubling ... See more keywords
Impact of minimum wage increase on gender wage gap: Case of Poland
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2017.10.021
Abstract: This paper aims at assessing the effect of significant increase in the minimum wage observed in Poland in 2008–2009 on gender wage gap. To check the potentially differentiated effects throughout wage distribution authors analyse the… read more here.
Keywords: impact minimum; increase; minimum wage; wage ... See more keywords
Effects of minimum wage on workers’ on-the-job effort and labor market outcomes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.03.012
Abstract: Abstract Can higher minimum wages motivate workers to work harder? If so, what are the effects of workers’ on-the-job effort responses on the labor market outcomes? To answer these questions, we apply a model with… read more here.
Keywords: minimum wage; workers job; job effort; job ... See more keywords
Aggregate effects of minimum wage regulation at the zero lower bound
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2018.11.001
Abstract: Abstract The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 increased the U.S. nominal minimum wage by 41%, just as interest rates hit the zero lower bound. I study the interaction of these events in a parsimonious… read more here.
Keywords: aggregate; minimum wage; lower bound; wage ... See more keywords
Does public sector employment buffer the minimum wage effects?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2021.02.004
Abstract: Abstract This paper studies the impact of a minimum wage policy in a labor market with a private and a public sector. We develop a two-sector search and matching model with minimum wage and heterogeneous… read more here.
Keywords: minimum wage; public sector; sector employment; wage ... See more keywords
Minimum wages and housing rents: Theory and evidence
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2021.103649
Abstract: Abstract I analyze the effect of minimum wage hikes on housing rents using exogenous variation in minimum wages across local labor markets in Japan. I estimate that in low-quality rental housing market, a 10% minimum… read more here.
Keywords: wages housing; minimum wage; housing; housing rents ... See more keywords
The effects of the minimum wage on the operating performance of hotels in the U.S.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104205
Abstract: Abstract The economic effects of the minimum wage have been the focus of ongoing contradictory debates among policymakers and researchers. This study finds a positive effect of the minimum wage on the operating profitability of… read more here.
Keywords: service hotels; wage operating; minimum wage; effects minimum ... See more keywords
The Consequences of Legal Minimum Wages in Honduras
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.09.015
Abstract: Minimum wage policies are implemented in most developing countries, so understanding their consequences is critical to determine their effectiveness. This paper quantifies the labor market and poverty effects of Honduran minimum wages from 2005 to… read more here.
Keywords: wages honduras; minimum wages; minimum wage; consequences legal ... See more keywords
The minimum wage in formal and informal sectors: Evidence from an inflation shock
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104999
Abstract: Abstract I estimate the effect of the minimum wage on formal wages, informal wages, and employment in Colombia. I exploit an unexpected increase in the real minimum wage during 1999. My analysis combines unconditional quantile… read more here.
Keywords: evidence; minimum wage; wage; sector ... See more keywords