Minimum wage introduction and employment: Evidence from South Korea

被引:13
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作者
Baek, Jisun [1 ]
Park, WooRam [2 ]
机构
[1] KDI Sch Publ Policy & Management, 263 Namsejong Ro, Sejong Si 30149, South Korea
[2] Korea Dev Inst, 263 Namsejong Ro, Sejong Si 30149, South Korea
关键词
Minimum wage introduction; Difference-in-differences; Employment; Plant-level; South Korea; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2015.12.014
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper examines the effect of the introduction of the national minimum wage on plant-level employment in South Korea. We show that the minimum wage introduction increased the average remuneration for employees, but has no discernible effect on plant-level employment. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:18 / 21
页数:4
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