Tracing the impact of large minimum wage changes on household welfare in Indonesia

Ken Yamada

European Economic Review, 2016, vol. 87, issue C, 287-303

Abstract: Minimum wage legislation has been introduced and expanded in many developed and developing countries, in the hope that it would improve the living standards of the poor and reduce inequality. This study examines the impact of large minimum wage changes in Indonesia. The results indicate serious limitations of the minimum wage for improving living standards and reducing inequality.

Keywords: Minimum wage; Earnings and consumption inequality; Formal and informal employment; Household welfare; Quantile regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 D31 H23 I31 J31 J38 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2016.05.008

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