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Character And Intensity Of The Minimum Wage Influence On Unemployment In The Czech Republic And Slovakia

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  • Bozena Kaderabkova

    (Czech Technical University in Prague)

  • Emilie Jasova

    (Business and Law School)

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This article analyses character of the relation between the minimum wage and unemployment in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. At the same time, it estimates the extent of the effect of the minimum wage on the examined unemployment indicators. The analysis in the Czech Republic indicated the increase in unemployment as a result of the increase in the minimum wage. In Slovakia both negative and positive effects were confirmed but a negative relationship prevailed. The intensity of the influence effects was moderately strong.

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  • Bozena Kaderabkova & Emilie Jasova, 2016. "Character And Intensity Of The Minimum Wage Influence On Unemployment In The Czech Republic And Slovakia," International Journal of Economic Sciences, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, vol. 5(1), pages 37-49, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:jijoes:v:5:y:2016:i:1:p:37-49
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    Keywords

    minimum wage; unemployment; unemployment rate; correlation coefficient;
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    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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