Do minimum wages affect employment? Evidence from the manufacturing sector in Indonesia

Ximena Del Carpio (), Ha Nguyen (), Laura Pabon () and Liang Wang
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Nguyen Phu Ha () and Ha Nguyen

IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2015, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-30

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of minimum wages on employment and wages in Indonesian manufacturing firms between 1993 and 2006. It shows that within firms, the employment effects of minimum wage hikes is negative. It finds significant, negative employment effects of minimum wages among small firms and for non-production, less-educated and female workers. The paper also finds that minimum wages are more correlated with small firms’ average wages than large firms’, suggesting that minimum wages are more binding in small firms. Jel codes: J08, J16, J20, J31, L60 Copyright Del Carpio et al. 2015

Keywords: Minimum wages; Employment; Manufacturing; Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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