The incidence of minimum wage in low paid activities

  • Josep Banyuls Llopis Universitat de València
  • Ernest Cano Cano Universitat de València
  • Empar Aguado Bloise Universitat de València
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CRLA.2011.v29.n2.38020
Keywords: Minimum wage, low paid activities, industrial relations, pay equity.

Abstract

The minimum wage is an issue that is in discussion again. Most of the analyses are focus on its possible negative impact on employment. However, very few studies addressing whether the minimum wage effectively fulfills its basic purpose: to improve the incomes of low-wage earners. In this paper we address precisely this issue. In order to do it, we analyzes the evolution of wages in collective bargaining in three sectors considered low wage (retail, hospitality and cleaning), focusing on the jobs on the bottom.

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Banyuls Llopis J., Cano Cano E. y Aguado Bloise E. (2012). The incidence of minimum wage in low paid activities. Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborales, 29(2), 363-389. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CRLA.2011.v29.n2.38020
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Vol. 29 No. 2 (2011): Monográfico: Salario e Instituciones Sociales: una mirada crítica
Section
Monographic

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