Minimum wages and employment: literature review and background on minimum wages in Botswana

Magdeline Sesinyi
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Magdeline Sesinyi: Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis

No 16, Working Papers from Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis

Abstract: Gives a brief literature review on minimum wages and their possible effects on employment, with particular focus on the likely effects of minimum wage introduction on the two excluded sectors, namely the Domestic and Agricultural Sectors. It briefly outlines research results on minimum wages from past studies, highlighting their main recommendations. The paper concludes that minimum wage increases results in trade-off, and no matter how well intended come with a price in the form of lost jobs for some and increased benefits for others.

Keywords: Botswana; Minimum wage; Employment; Domestic workers; Agricultural workers; Wage determination; Wage policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 1998-03
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