A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE ON A MINIMUM WAGE IN SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

Nick Vink and N Tregurtha

Agrekon, 2003, vol. 42, issue 01

Abstract: Most economists agree with the proposition that a minimum wage set above the market clearing equilibrium wage will cause unemployment. What happens when a minimum wage is set below the equilibrium wage is, however less clear. This is partly because the literature shows that the effect of a minimum wage will depend on the reason for its implementation. The literature also shows that the effect of a minimum wage depends on a range of macro level considerations. In this paper the international literature on the effects of a minimum wages is reviewed, and lessons are drawn for the implementation of a minimum wage in South African agriculture.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.246012

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