The effect of minimum wage on employment and wages in Israeli industry
I. Luski
(The Department of Economics, and the Monaster Center for Economic Research, Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel)
J. Weinblatt
(The Department of Economics, and the Monaster Center for Economic Research, Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel)
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Abstract
Estimates the effect of a minimum wage on the level of employment and on wages in Israeli industry. The findings surprisingly suggest that both labour demand and supply decrease after the institution of a minimum wage. Thus, employment is reduced while wages remain practically unchanged.
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Citation
Luski, I. and Weinblatt, J. (1997), "The effect of minimum wage on employment and wages in Israeli industry", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 408-415. https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299710162240
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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