Extending the coverage of minimum wages in India: simulations from household data

Patrick. Belser and Uma Rani

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Refers to the Minimum Wage Act of 1948. Estimates that minimum wage has no adverse affects on the demand for labour, the Gini effect for wage inequality would decrease, and the gender wage gap could be reduced.

Keywords: minimum wage; wage determination; labour legislation; poverty alleviation; employment creation; salaire minimum; fixation du salaire; législation du travail; lutte contre la pauvreté; création d'emploi; salario mínimo; determinación del salario; legislación del trabajo; lucha contra la pobreza; creación de empleos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2010
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Published in Conditions of work and employment series

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