Minimum Wage as a Wage Policy Tool in Japan /

Using prefectural data, we study the potential impact on wage dynamics of the planned minimum wage increase policy in Japan. Our main result is that stepping up minimum wage growth from 2 to the planned 3 percent per year could raise wage growth by 0.5 percent annually. Given Japan's need for i...

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Huvudupphovsman: Aoyagi, Chie
Övriga upphovsmän: Ganelli, Giovanni, Tawk, Nour
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/232
Länkar:Full text available on IMF