Low wage work and pay setting institutions in five European countries and the USA

  • Gerhard Bosch Universidad de Duisburg-Essen
  • Jerôme Gautié Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CRLA.2011.v29.n2.38018
Keywords: low wage, pay setting, collective bargaining, labour institutions, minimum wage.

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the analysis of the differences in the share of low wage work in six countries. The main differences are related with the set of institutions that influence the regulation of labour markets. It is emphasized the role of collective bargaining, minimum wages, product market regulations and welfare systems.

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Gerhard Bosch, Universidad de Duisburg-Essen
Institut für Soziologie
Jerôme Gautié, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Centre d´Economie de la Sorbonne

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Bosch G. y Gautié J. (2012). Low wage work and pay setting institutions in five European countries and the USA. Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborales, 29(2), 303-335. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CRLA.2011.v29.n2.38018
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Vol. 29 No. 2 (2011): Monográfico: Salario e Instituciones Sociales: una mirada crítica
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Monographic

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