Assessing the Distributive Impact of More than Doubling the Minimum Wage: The Case of Uruguay

This paper analyzes the role of the sharply increases in the minimum wage after 2004 in Uruguay in the slight decrease on wage inequality. We Önd no impact of the miminum wage increases on wage inequality. This results can be explained by the low starting level of the minimum wage or lack of compliance with it. The Uruguayan experience shows that the minimum wage is not always e§ective as a redistribution instrument.

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Year of publication:	2011-08
Authors:	Borraz, Fernando ; Pampillón, Nicolás Gonzalez
Institutions:	Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
Subject:	minimum wage \| wage inequality \| IV \| semiparametric estimation

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Documentos de Trabajo (working papers).
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 1711 31 pages
Classification:	J20 - Time Allocation; Work Behavior; Employment Determination and Creation. General ; J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc ; J38 - Public Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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