Assessing the distributive effects of minimum wage

被引：9

作者：

Borraz, Fernando ^{[1
]}

Gonzalez-Pampillon, Nicolas ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Montevideo, Fac Ciencias Sociales, Univ Republ, Banco Cent Uruguay,dECON, Montevideo, Uruguay

[2] Univ Barcelona, IEB, Barcelona, Spain

来源：

REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | 2017年 / 21卷 / 04期

关键词：

UNEMPLOYMENT; INEQUALITY; MEXICO; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1111/rode.12326

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper analyzes the role of Uruguay's sharp minimum wage increases after 2004 amidst the country's slight wage inequality decrease. We found that the minimum wage increase has contributed to the reduction of wage inequality for formal workers mainly. However, we also found a negative impact on employment outside the capital city, Montevideo, and observed a reduction in working hours. These results raise doubts about the effectiveness of minimum wage as a redistribution instrument in developing countries.

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页码：1081 / 1112

页数：32