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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Автор: Aoyagi, Chie
Інші автори: Ganelli, Giovanni, Tawk, Nour
Формат: Журнал
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Серія:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/232
Онлайн доступ:Full text available on IMF