Minimum wages and poverty in a developing country: simulations from Indonesia’s household survey
Description
This study focuses on the efficiency of minimum wage policy for poverty reduction, taking Indonesia as a case study. A simulation approach assesses who benefits and who pays for minimum wage increases. On the benefits side, the rise in minimum wages boosts incomes in households with low wage workers. However, increases in wage costs are passed on through higher consumer prices. As a result, three out of four poor households lose in net terms, even when we assume no job losses. The findings...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2005 |
Type: | Working/Technical Paper |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/43039 http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/43039 |
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