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The Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment in a Low-Income Country : An Evaluation Using the Difference-in-Differences Approach

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dc.contributor.authorAlatas, Vivi
dc.contributor.authorCameron, Lisa
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-14T20:27:06Z
dc.date.available2014-05-14T20:27:06Z
dc.date.issued2003-03
dc.description.abstractUnlike the well-developed literature on the employment impact of the minimum wage in industrial nations, very little is known about minimum wage effects in low income countries. Minimum wages increased sharply in Indonesia between 1990 and 1996 and by more in some provinces than in others. Following Card and Krueger (1994) the authors exploit the large geographic variation in the rate of increase and compare changes in employment in the clothing, textile, footwear, and leather industries on either side of the Jakarta-West Java border. They use household level labor market data to establish compliance with the legislation. They obtain matched difference-in-difference estimates of the employment impact using a census of all large and medium-size firms in the clothing, textile, leather, and footwear industries. The authors find some evidence of a negative employment impact for small, domestic firms but no employment impact for large firms, foreign or domestic.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2166850/impact-minimum-wages-employment-low-income-country-evaluation-using-difference-differences-approach
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2985
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18313
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2985
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE LAWS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW INCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectCLOTHING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTEXTILE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectSHOE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectLEATHER INDUSTRY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DATA
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR AGED
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOST OF LIVING
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectFACTORIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SERVANTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectRENTAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectTHEORETICAL MODELS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGED
dc.titleThe Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment in a Low-Income Country : An Evaluation Using the Difference-in-Differences Approachen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2166850/impact-minimum-wages-employment-low-income-country-evaluation-using-difference-differences-approach
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2985
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_03031804031944
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2166850
okr.identifier.reportWPS2985
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryIndonesia
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.sectorIndustry and trade
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Child Labor
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.unitEnvironment and Social Development Sector Unit, East Asia and the Pacific Region
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