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Can the Introduction of a Minimum Wage in FYR Macedonia Decrease the Gender Wage Gap?

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dc.contributor.authorAngel-Urdinola, Diego F.
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-24T14:50:09Z
dc.date.available2012-05-24T14:50:09Z
dc.date.issued2008-12
dc.description.abstractThis paper relies on a simple framework to understand the gender wage gap in Macedonia, and simulates how the gender wage gap would behave after the introduction of a minimum wage. First, it presents a new - albeit simple - decomposition of the wage gap into three factors: (i) a wage level factor, which measures the extent to which the gender gap is driven by differences in wage levels among low-skilled workers of opposite sex; (ii) a skills endowment factor, which quantifies the extent to which the gender wage gap is driven by the difference in the share of high-skilled workers by gender; and (iii) returns to education, which measures the extent to which the gender gap is driven by differences by gender in returns to education. Second, the paper presents simple set of simulations that indicate that the introduction of a minimum wage in Macedonia could contribute to decrease the gender wage gap by up to 23 percent. Nevertheless, in order to significantly improve the wage gap, a rather high minimum wage may be required, which may contribute to reductions in employment.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10108928/can-introduction-minimum-wage-fyr-macedonia-decrease-gender-wage-gap-can-introduction-minimum-wage-fyr-macedonia-decrease-gender-wage-gap
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4795
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6344
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4795
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKET
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER ACTION
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subjectGENDER WAGE GAPS
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT ­ RATES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE SURVEY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOW EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMARKET WAGE
dc.subjectMARKET WAGES
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMONOPSONY
dc.subjectMONOPSONY POWER
dc.subjectPRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectRESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSALARY
dc.subjectSERVANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSKILLED WOMEN
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGE COUNCILS
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE DISPERSION
dc.subjectWAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE GAPS
dc.subjectWAGE INCREASE
dc.subjectWAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectWAGE LEVELS
dc.subjectWAGE POLICY
dc.subjectWAGE RATE
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGE SET
dc.subjectWOMEN WORKERS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKING AGE
dc.subjectWORKING AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.subjectWORKING WOMEN
dc.titleCan the Introduction of a Minimum Wage in FYR Macedonia Decrease the Gender Wage Gap?en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleCan The Introduction Of A Minimum Wage In FYR Macedonia Decrease The Gender Wage Gap? : Can The Introduction Of A Minimum Wage In FYR Macedonia Decrease The Gender Wage Gap?
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10108928/can-introduction-minimum-wage-fyr-macedonia-decrease-gender-wage-gap-can-introduction-minimum-wage-fyr-macedonia-decrease-gender-wage-gap
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4795
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20081216133131
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10108928
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryMacedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of
okr.region.countryNorth Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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