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Do Minimum Wages in Latin America and the Caribbean Matter? Evidence from 19 Countries

Despite the existence of minimum wage legislation in most Latin American countries, there is little empirical evidence demonstrating its impact on the distribution of wages. In this study the authors analyze cross-country data for 19 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries to gain an understand...

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Main Authors: Kristensen, Nicolai, Cunningham, Wendy
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADULT WORKERS
AVERAGE WAGE
AVERAGE WAGES
BARGAINING POWER
DOMESTIC WORKERS
EARNING
EARNINGS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
FIRM SIZE
FORMAL SECTOR WAGE
FORMAL SECTOR WAGES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOMES
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
JOB DURATION
JOBS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE POPULATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOR SURVEYS
LATIN AMERICAN
LOCAL LABOR MARKET
LOW INCOME
MARKET WAGES
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGE LAWS
MINIMUM WAGES
OCCUPATION
OCCUPATIONS
OLDER WORKERS
PER CAPITA INCOME
POOR FAMILIES
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
PRIME AGE
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL
PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
REMUNERATION
SALARY
SANCTIONS
SKILLED WORKERS
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNPAID WORKERS
UNSKILLED WORKER
UNSKILLED WORKERS
WAGE BARGAINING
WAGE DISPERSION
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WAGE EARNERS
WAGE EFFECTS
WAGE FLOOR
WAGE LEVEL
WAGE LEVELS
WAGE STRUCTURE
WORK FORCE
WORKER
WORKERS
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/03/6667846/minimum-wages-latin-america-caribbean-matter-evidence-19-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8337

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/03/6667846/minimum-wages-latin-america-caribbean-matter-evidence-19-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8337

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