Estimating the effect of an increase in the minimum wage on hours worked and employment in Ireland
"On the 1st of January 2016 the Irish National Minimum Wage increased from €8.65 to €9.15 per hour, an increase of approximately six percent. We use a difference-in-differences estimator to evaluate whether the change in the minimum wage affected the hours worked and likelihood of job loss of m...
Main Authors: | McGuinness, Seamus, Redmond, Paul |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Bonn
2018
IZA |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19301258124911294309-estimating-the-effect-of-an-in.htm |
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