The Minimum Wage Puzzle in Less Developed Countries: Reconciling Theory and Evidence
Author/Editor: Christopher S Adam, Edward F Buffie
Release Date: © January, 2020
ISBN
: 978-1-51352-966-0
Stock #: WPIET2020023
English
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Description
We show that a dynamic general equilibrium model with efficiency wages and endogenous capital accumulation in both the formal and (non-agricultural) informal sectors can explain the full range of confounding stylized facts associated with minimum wage laws in less developed countries.
More publications in this series: Working Papers
More publications by: Christopher S Adam ; Edward F Buffie
