Minimum Wage in a Deflationary Economy: The Japanese Experience, 1994–2003
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- Kambayashi, Ryo & Kawaguchi, Daiji & Yamada, Ken, 2013. "Minimum wage in a deflationary economy: The Japanese experience, 1994–2003," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(C), pages 264-276.
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Keywords
minimum wage; wage inequality; employment loss; truncated distribution; deflation;JEL classification:
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2013-11-02 (All new papers)
- NEP-LAB-2013-11-02 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-LMA-2013-11-02 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, & Wages)
- NEP-SEA-2013-11-02 (South East Asia)
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