Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages : Evidence from Latin America

Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages : Evidence from Latin America

The authors provide an overview of minimum wage levels in Latin America and their true impact on the distribution of wages, using both numerical measures and kernal density plots for eight countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Hon...

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Main Authors: Maloney, William F., Nunez, Jairo, Cunningham, Wendy, Fiess, Norbert, Montenegro, Claudio, Murrugarra, Edmundo, Santamaria, Mauricio, Sepulveda, Claudia
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CDF
DEFORESTATION
DISTORTIONARY EFFECTS
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
ECONOMIC REVIEW
ELASTICITIES
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
EQUILIBRIUM
FAMILIES
FATHERS
FOOD INDUSTRY
HEALTH INSURANCE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INDEXATION
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL SECTORS
INSURANCE
JOB LOSS
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LEGISLATION
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MIGRATION
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
OPTION VALUE
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
PUBLIC HEALTH
RAISES
REAL WAGES
REMUNERATION
SALARIES
SECURITIES
SOCIAL SECURITY
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
WAGE EARNERS
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE LEVELS
WAGE RIGIDITIES
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/1121190/measuring-impact-minimum-wages-evidence-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19665

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