Busting the myth - the impact of increasing the minimum wage : the experience of Romania
"This paper discusses the impact of a gradual, pre-announced significant increase of the minimum wage during 2013–16 in Romania. The main finding is that the positive effects prevail when the starting level of increase in the minimum wage is very low and the economy is in a negative output gap....
Main Authors: | Heemskerk, Frank, Voinea, Liviu, Cojocaru, Alexandru |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Washington, DC
2018
World Bank |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19306280124911244629-Busting-the-myth---the-impact-.htm |
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