Minimum Wage Policy and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Author
Gindling, T. H. ;
Date issued
Jun 2023
Subject
Labor Force;
Wage;
Equality;
Labor;
Minimum Wage;
Income Equality;
Household Income
JEL code
D31 - Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions;
J38 - Public Policy;
J46 - Informal Labor Markets;
K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
IDB series
Latin America and Caribbean Inequality Review
Category
Working Papers
In this chapter reviews the literature and inform policy debates about the effects of minimum wages (MW) on income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
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