Extending the coverage of minimum wages in India : simulations from household data

Refers to the Minimum Wage Act of 1948. Estimates that minimum wage has no adverse affects on the demand for labour, the Gini effect for wage inequality would decrease, and the gender wage gap could be reduced.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Belser, Patrick ; Rani, Uma
Institutions:	International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations
Subject:	minimum wage \| wage determination \| India \| labour legislation \| comment \| poverty alleviation \| employment creation \| salaire minimum \| fixation du salaire \| Inde \| législation du travail \| commentaire \| lutte contre la pauvreté \| création d'emploi \| salario mínimo \| determinación del salario \| legislación del trabajo \| comentario \| lucha contra la pobreza \| creación de empleos

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	ILO Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Conditions of work and employment series 34 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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