Der vorliegenden Untersuchung zur Produktivität westlichen Kapitals in der polnischen Wirtschaft in den Jahren 1961 bis 1983 liegt eine Produktionsfunktion auf der Basis neuer Zeitreihen zum Kapitaleinsatz zugrunde. Die Analyse der Entwicklung der Faktorproduktivität, der Output-Elastizitäten...

The study focuses on the determinants of wages in the city of Guatemala, both in the general labour market and in two specific formal and informal occupations. Gender-related wage differentials are also estimated. The framework for the analysis is an extended human capital model

This paper tests the impact of the Costa Rican minimum wage policy on wage inequality and the level of employment in the formal sector (covered by minimum wage legislation) and the informal (uncovered) sector. We also examine the redistributive effects of the minimum wage, between the covered...

The dual economy development models hold minimum wages (among other institutions) accountable for persistent dualism. We use 12 years of micro data on thousands workers in Costa Rica to test whether legal minimum wages have a differential impact on wages in the formal sector vs. informal sector,...

This paper investigates the effects of legal minimum wages on wages, employment, hours worked and monthly earnings among workers covered by minimum wage legislation as well as those for whom it does not apply (the uncovered sector) in Costa Rica. This country?s large uncovered sector and complex...