Minimum wages, inequality and unemployment

被引：6

作者：

Adam, Antonis ^{[1
]}

Moutos, Thomas ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Athens Univ Econ & Business, Athens 10434, Greece

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2006年 / 92卷 / 02期

关键词：

minimum wages; inequality; unemployment; redistribution;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2006.01.036

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Using a median voter model we show that greater equality in the distribution of ability can increase both employment and the politically determined value of the minimum wage, thus generating the semblance of a positive association between minimum wages and employment. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：170 / 176

页数：7

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