Minimum Wages and Labor Supply in an Emerging Market : The Case of Mauritius
This paper investigates the effect of multiple minimum wages, known as remuneration orders, on employment and working hours in Mauritius. Using data between 2004 and 2014, the analysis indicates that a 10 percent increase in the minimum wages bring...
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okr-10986-310832021-06-08T14:42:45Z Minimum Wages and Labor Supply in an Emerging Market : The Case of Mauritius Asmal, Zaakhir Bhorat, Haroon Kanbur, Ravi Ranzani, Marco Paci, Pierella MINIMUM WAGE POVERTY EQUITY LABOR SUPPLY EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES COST OF LIVING EMPLOYMENT TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT WORKING HOURS GENDER LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION This paper investigates the effect of multiple minimum wages, known as remuneration orders, on employment and working hours in Mauritius. Using data between 2004 and 2014, the analysis indicates that a 10 percent increase in the minimum wages brings about a slightly positive effect on employment in the covered sector, with an estimated employment elasticity of 0.113, which is within the range of elasticities found in previous studies of employment effects of minimum wages in low- and middle-income countries. The positive employment effect of minimum wages is also associated with a 2.3 percent increase in average working hours for men but a 1.8 percent decline in average working hours for women in the covered sector. In the uncovered sector, the significant positive effect along the intensive margin, estimated at 4.2 percent, is driven by changes in labor supply among men. 2018-12-28T17:01:50Z 2018-12-28T17:01:50Z 2018-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/108361545148341118/Minimum-Wages-and-Labor-Supply-in-an-Emerging-Market-The-Case-of-Mauritius http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31083 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8681 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Mauritius |
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MINIMUM WAGE POVERTY EQUITY LABOR SUPPLY EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES COST OF LIVING EMPLOYMENT TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT WORKING HOURS GENDER LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION Asmal, Zaakhir Bhorat, Haroon Kanbur, Ravi Ranzani, Marco Paci, Pierella Minimum Wages and Labor Supply in an Emerging Market : The Case of Mauritius |
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This paper investigates the effect of
multiple minimum wages, known as remuneration orders, on
employment and working hours in Mauritius. Using data
between 2004 and 2014, the analysis indicates that a 10
percent increase in the minimum wages brings about a
slightly positive effect on employment in the covered
sector, with an estimated employment elasticity of 0.113,
which is within the range of elasticities found in previous
studies of employment effects of minimum wages in low- and
middle-income countries. The positive employment effect of
minimum wages is also associated with a 2.3 percent increase
in average working hours for men but a 1.8 percent decline
in average working hours for women in the covered sector. In
the uncovered sector, the significant positive effect along
the intensive margin, estimated at 4.2 percent, is driven by
changes in labor supply among men. |
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Asmal, Zaakhir Bhorat, Haroon Kanbur, Ravi Ranzani, Marco Paci, Pierella |
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Asmal, Zaakhir Bhorat, Haroon Kanbur, Ravi Ranzani, Marco Paci, Pierella |
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Asmal, Zaakhir |
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Minimum Wages and Labor Supply in an Emerging Market : The Case of Mauritius |
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Minimum Wages and Labor Supply in an Emerging Market : The Case of Mauritius |
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Minimum Wages and Labor Supply in an Emerging Market : The Case of Mauritius |
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Minimum Wages and Labor Supply in an Emerging Market : The Case of Mauritius |
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Minimum Wages and Labor Supply in an Emerging Market : The Case of Mauritius |
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minimum wages and labor supply in an emerging market : the case of mauritius |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/108361545148341118/Minimum-Wages-and-Labor-Supply-in-an-Emerging-Market-The-Case-of-Mauritius http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31083 |
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