Minimum Wage and the Average Wage in France: A Circular Relationship?

Gilbert Cette, Valérie Chouard and Gregory Verdugo

No 7502, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper investigates whether increases in the minimum wage in France have the same impact on the average wage when intended to preserve the purchasing power of the minimum wage as when intended to raise it. We find that the impact of the minimum wage on the average wage is strong, but differs depending on the indexation factor. We also find some empirical evidence of circularity between the average wage and the minimum wage.

Keywords: average wage; minimum wage; France (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 J31 J58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2013-07
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Published - published in: Economics Bulletin, 2013, 33 (3), 1832-1839

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Working Paper: The Effect of the Minimum Wage on the Average Wage in France (in French) (2012)
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