We study the causal impact of the minimum wage on labor market outcomes, household
consumption, inequality and poverty in Thailand by relying on policy variation in minimum …

Raising the minimum wage reduces poverty in most developing countries. But the impact is
modest because the minimum wage applies to only a minority of poor workers; in particular …

Among the most persuasive reasons for implementing a minimum wage policy is to increase
the incomes of individuals living near or below the poverty line. Politicians and policymakers …

Using data drawn from the March Current Population Survey, we find that state and federal
minimum wage increases between 2003 and 2007 had no effect on state poverty rates …

Most of the available evidence on the effect of minimum wages concerns the private sector
of developed countries. In this paper, we examine minimum wage effects in both private and …

We examine the impacts of the minimum wage on employment using the minimum-wage
hike induced by the introduction of indexation of the local minimum wage to the local cost of …

Most of the minimum wage literature in developing countries provides supporting evidence
of its effectiveness in reducing wage inequality. Using minimum wage data from Thailand …

This study focuses on minimum wages, income distribution, and poverty, taking Indonesia as
a case study. A simulation approach assesses who benefits and who pays for minimum …

What is the impact of raising the minimum wage on family incomes? Using data from the
1994–1995 to 2002–2003 Survey of Income and Housing, the characteristics of low‐wage …

This article examines the effects of changing the minimum wage policy structure in Thailand,
from multilevel wages set geographically to a single statutory minimum. It exploits the recent …