The Role of Minimum Wage and Income Transfer Policies on the Labour Market: The Case of Argentina
Inequality after the 20th Century: Papers from the Sixth ECINEQ Meeting
ISBN: 978-1-78560-994-7, eISBN: 978-1-78560-993-0
Publication date: 16 November 2016
Abstract
The objective of this study is to examine the impact that changes in minimum wage and the main income transfer programmes have had on the economic participation of the population and the informal sector in Argentina. The magnitude and importance that both policies have had in the Argentine case makes it possible carry out an in-depth analysis of these topics. In effect, minimum wage was periodically modified between 2002 and 2014 to be among the highest in the Latin American region while the mentioned income transfer programme – called the Universal Child Allowance – has benefited some 40 per cent of children residing in the country since its implementation.
The obtained evidence suggests that modifications to minimum wage did not produce adverse effects on employment or have a substantial impact on the probabilities of entering the informal sector. Regarding the income transfers, it was possible to confirm that it did not encourage adults in beneficiary households to become economically inactive.
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Acknowledgements
This research work was carried out with financial and scientific support from the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) (www.pep-net.org) with funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom (or UK Aid), and the Government of Canada through the International Development Research Center (IDRC).
Citation
Groisman, F. (2016), "The Role of Minimum Wage and Income Transfer Policies on the Labour Market: The Case of Argentina", Inequality after the 20th Century: Papers from the Sixth ECINEQ Meeting (Research on Economic Inequality, Vol. 24), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 155-180. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1049-258520160000024007
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