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References for Does increasing the minimum wage reduce poverty in developing countries?
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Further reading
- Bhorat, H., Kanbur, R., Mayet, N. "The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws on employment, wages, and hours of work in South Africa" IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2:1 (2013).
- Cunningham, W. Minimum Wages and Social Policy: Lessons from Developing Countries. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2007.
- Fields, G., Kanbur, R. "Minimum wages, poverty and income sharing" Journal of Economic Inequality 5:2 (2007): 135–147.
- Neumark, D., Wascher, W. Minimum Wages. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2008.
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Key references
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Gindling, T. H., Newhouse, D. L. Self-Employment in
the Developing World World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper, 2012. Key reference: [1]
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Cunningham, W. Minimum Wages and
Social Policy: Lessons from Developing Countries. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2007. Key reference: [2]
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Neumark, D., Schweitzer, M., Wascher, W. "Minimum wage
effects throughout the wage distribution" Journal of Human
Resources 39:2 (2004): 425–450. Key reference: [3]
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Alaniz, E., Gindling, T. H., Terrell, K. "The impact of
minimum wages on wages, work, and poverty in Nicaragua" Labour
Economics 18 (2011): S45−S59. Key reference: [4]
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Cunningham, W., Siga, L. Wage and Employment
Effects of Minimum Wages on Vulnerable Groups in the Labor
Market: Brazil and Mexico World
Bank/LCSHS Working Paper, 2006. Key reference: [5]
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Arango, C., Pachón, A. Minimum Wages in
Colombia: Holding the Middle with a Bite on the Poor Banco de la
República Borradores de Economía, 2004. Key reference: [6]
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Lustig, N., McLeod, D. "Minimum wages and
poverty in developing countries: Some empirical evidence" In: Edwards, S., Lustig, N. (eds). Labor Markets in
Latin America: Combining Social Protection with Market
Flexibility. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1997. Key reference: [7]
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Saget, C. Is the Minimum Wage
an Effective Tool to Promote Decent Work and Reduce Poverty? The
Experience of Selected Developing Countries ILO Employment
Paper, 2001. Key reference: [8]
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Neumark, D., Cunningham, W., Siga, L. "The effects of the
minimum wage in Brazil on the distribution of income
1996–2001" Journal of
Development Economics 80:1 (2006): 136–159. Key reference: [9]
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Gindling, T. H., Terrell, K. "Minimum wages,
globalization, and poverty in Honduras" World
Development 38:6 (2010): 908–918. Key reference: [10]
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Barros, R., de
Carvalho, M., Franco, S., Mendonca, R. "Markets, the state,
and the dynamics of inequality in Brazil" In: Lopez-Calva, L., Lustig, N. (eds). Declining
Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2010. Key reference: [11]
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Gindling, T. H., Newhouse, D. L. Self-Employment in
the Developing World World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper, 2012.
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Additional References
- Bhorat, H., Kanbur, R., Mayet, N. "The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws on employment, wages, and hours of work in South Africa" IZA Journal of Labor and Development 2:1 (2013).
- Burkhouser, R., Sabia, J. "The effectiveness of minimum-wage increases in reducing poverty: Past, present, and future" Contemporary Economic Policy 25:2 (2007): 262–281.
- Ehrenberg, R., Smith, R. S. Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, 2012.
- Fields, G., Kanbur, R. "Minimum wages, poverty and income sharing" Journal of Economic Inequality 5:2 (2007): 135–147.
- Fields, G., Han, B., Kanbur, R. Poverty Effects of the Minimum Wage: The Role of Household Employment Composition Cornell University ILR Working Paper, 2007.
- Gindling, T. H., Terrell, K. "The effects of multiple minimum wages throughout the labor market: The case of Costa Rica" Labour Economics 14 (2007): 485–511.
- Maloney, W., Núñez, J. "Measuring the impact of minimum wages evidence from Latin America" In: Heckman, J., Pagés, C. (eds). Law and Employment: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean. Washington, DC: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2003.
- Neumark, D. Alternative Labor Market Policies to Increase Economic Self-Sufficiency: Mandating Higher Wages, Subsidizing Employment, and Increasing Productivity NBER Working Paper, 2009.
- Rama, M. "What happens when the minimum wage is doubled?" Industrial and Labor Relations Review 54:4 (2001): 864–886.
- Soares, F. V., Soares, S., Medeiros, M., Guerreiro Osorio, R. Cash Transfer Programs in Brazil: Impacts on Inequality and Poverty International Poverty Research Centre Working Paper, 2006.
- World Bank World Development Report 2013: Jobs. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2012.