The Distribution and Determinants of Minimum Wage Rates

Abstract

"While many analysts have studied the effects of minimum wage rates on wages, employment, and other outcome variables, the distribution and determinants of minimum wages have received less attention. To shed some light on these issues, the authors use a highly disaggregated macro panel of county-level minimum wage rates and other highly disaggregated macro variables from 2005 to 2014 to investigate the distribution of minimum wages in China and the processes used to adjust them. We use spatial econometrics techniques to study the roles of both central mechanisms and spatial interaction effects between subnational governments." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Schmillen, A., Stops, M. & Wang, D. (2022): The Distribution and Determinants of Minimum Wage Rates. In: World Bank (Hrsg.) (2022): Balancing Workers' Protection and Labor Market Flexibility in China, p. 147-172.