We analyze the effect on poverty of a significant increase in the minimum wage using a
quasi-experimental situation in Mexico. In January 2019, the Mexican government …

In many developing countries there is a substantial difference between de jure and de facto
regulation of minimum wages. We examine the consequences of this by looking at the …

The reduction of income inequality is important for poverty alleviation. We manually collect
the data of the local minimum wage standard of the 254 prefectural cities of 31 provinces in …

The need for a good understanding of the relationship among poverty, inequality, and
economic growth has become a significant concern in poor countries. This paper, therefore …

Minimum wages are increasingly discussed as an instrument against (in-work) poverty and
income inequality in Europe. Just recently the German government opted for a substantial …

Background Previous studies have concluded that minimum wages increase workers'
wages. However, whether this effect will continue to improve households' food insecurity is …

Background. The minimum wage has become a standard measure in economic and social
policies of countries all over the world and it directly or indirectly affects between 20% and …

The aim of the paper is to determine the effect of the Multinational Enterprises of the United
States (US-MNE) in the reduction of poverty in a group of 18 developing countries where …

This study aims to analyze the factors forming the number of poor people in Eastern
Indonesia. Panel data regression was utilized as the analysis approach, with a cross-section …

It is posited that solving the problem of relative poverty (RP) first requires the identification of
its cause. We use data from China Family Panel Studies to examine the impact of risk …