Who gain and lose from the minimum wage policy?

This study examines the effectiveness of the minimum wage as a mechanism for income redistribution among major ethnic groups in Malaysia. Taking into consideration the benefits and costs of minimum wage, the results show that the wage policy potentially boosts the incomes of ethnic Indians and ethn...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Yusof Saari, Azman Hassan, Rusmawati Said
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8130/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8130/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8130/1/7276-18738-1-SM.pdf

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spelling	ukm-81302016-12-14T06:46:18Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8130/ Who gain and lose from the minimum wage policy? Mohd Yusof Saari, Azman Hassan, Rusmawati Said, This study examines the effectiveness of the minimum wage as a mechanism for income redistribution among major ethnic groups in Malaysia. Taking into consideration the benefits and costs of minimum wage, the results show that the wage policy potentially boosts the incomes of ethnic Indians and ethnic Malays, whereas the wage policy marginally affects ethnic Chinese. The estimates also do not provide strong support for the notion that minimum wage legislation in Malaysia is likely to be an effective policy for income redistribution. The effectiveness of the minimum wage legislation is constrained by its limitation to account for informal sector workers. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8130/1/7276-18738-1-SM.pdf Mohd Yusof Saari, and Azman Hassan, and Rusmawati Said, (2013) Who gain and lose from the minimum wage policy? Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 47 (2). pp. 173-182. ISSN 0127-1962 http://ejournals.ukm.my/jem/index
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description	This study examines the effectiveness of the minimum wage as a mechanism for income redistribution among major ethnic groups in Malaysia. Taking into consideration the benefits and costs of minimum wage, the results show that the wage policy potentially boosts the incomes of ethnic Indians and ethnic Malays, whereas the wage policy marginally affects ethnic Chinese. The estimates also do not provide strong support for the notion that minimum wage legislation in Malaysia is likely to be an effective policy for income redistribution. The effectiveness of the minimum wage legislation is constrained by its limitation to account for informal sector workers.
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title	Who gain and lose from the minimum wage policy?
title_short	Who gain and lose from the minimum wage policy?
title_full	Who gain and lose from the minimum wage policy?
title_fullStr	Who gain and lose from the minimum wage policy?
title_full_unstemmed	Who gain and lose from the minimum wage policy?
title_sort	who gain and lose from the minimum wage policy?
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2013
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8130/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8130/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8130/1/7276-18738-1-SM.pdf
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Who gain and lose from the minimum wage policy?

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