A European Minimum Wage : Implications for Poverty and Macroeconomic Imbalances /

A hypothetical European Minimum Wage (MW) set at 60 percent of each country's median wage would reduce in-work poverty but have limited effects on overall poverty, as many poor households do not earn a wage near MW and higher unemployment, higher prices, and a loss of social insurance benefits...

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Autor principal: Detragiache, Enrica
Otros Autores: Ebeke, Christian, Jirasavetakul, La-Bhus Fah, Kirabaeva, Koralai
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/059
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF