Minimum wages and employment in China

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dc.contributor.authorFang, Tony
dc.contributor.authorLin, Carl
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-05T13:39:11Z
dc.date.available2016-01-05T13:39:11Z
dc.date.copyright2015
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractSince China promulgated new minimum wage regulations in 2004, the frequency and magnitude of changes in minimum wages have been substantial. This paper uses county-level minimum wage data combined with urban household survey micro-dataset from 16 representative provinces as a merged county-level panel to estimate the employment effects of minimum wage changes in China over the 2002–2009 period. In contrast to the mixed results reported by previous studies using provincial-level data, we present evidence that minimum wage changes led to significant adverse effects on employment in the Eastern and Central regions of China, and resulted in disemployment for females, young adults, and low-skilled workers.en
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dc.identifier.citationFang, T., & Lin, C. (2015). Minimum wages and employment in China. IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 4(22), 1-30. doi:10.1186/s40173-015-0050-9en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/55295
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGEen
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONSen
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERSen
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETen
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSISen
dc.subjectPLANNED ECONOMYen
dc.titleMinimum wages and employment in Chinaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderFang and Lin
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0 Internationalen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber106753001
idrc.project.number106753
idrc.project.titleLabour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage Policyen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-7368-6
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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