Based on qualitative interviews of workers, managers and labour inspectors in China, we examine how employers adjust, often in subtle fashions, to minimum wage increases. Our findings highlight the “law of unintended consequences” in that their effects are often “undone” or offset by subtle adjustments such as reductions in fringe benefits and in overtime work and overtime pay premiums that are otherwise valued by employees. Employees often feel that they are no better off in spite of minimum wage increases because of these offsetting adjustments.This study also suggests possible reasons for the small or zero effect of minimum wage on employment in China. Lack of enforcement may be one of the reasons, but the employees we interviewed seem w...
PowerPoint presentationPart of the project “Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage Policy,...
Because of labour market policies such as employment protection regulation, labour contract law and ...
This paper studies minimum wage increases in China since the implement of minimum wage guarantee sys...
While minimum wage shortens the average working hours for employed workers, it does not have signifi...
This article examines the impact of the minimum wage on employment in China using data from 2000 to ...
A matched firm-employee data set is used to examine the extent of compliance with minimum wage and o...
Since China promulgated new minimum wage regulations in 2004, the frequency and magnitude of change...
The minimum wage has been regarded as an important element of public policy for reducing poverty and...
This paper studies how minimum wage policies affect firm employment in China using a unique county l...
When observing compliance with minimum wage policy, where leakages exist in almost every country, qu...
We here consider how Chinese firms react to higher minimum wages, exploiting the 2004 minimum-wage R...
The report investigates minimum wage policy relative to increases in earnings inequality in China (2...
This study looks at the welfare implications of the minimum wage in China, and covers three topics: ...
International audienceWe here consider how Chinese firms react to higher minimum wages, exploiting t...
The minimum wage has been regarded as an important element of public policy in reducing poverty and ...
PowerPoint presentationPart of the project “Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage Policy,...
Because of labour market policies such as employment protection regulation, labour contract law and ...
This paper studies minimum wage increases in China since the implement of minimum wage guarantee sys...
While minimum wage shortens the average working hours for employed workers, it does not have signifi...
This article examines the impact of the minimum wage on employment in China using data from 2000 to ...
A matched firm-employee data set is used to examine the extent of compliance with minimum wage and o...
Since China promulgated new minimum wage regulations in 2004, the frequency and magnitude of change...
The minimum wage has been regarded as an important element of public policy for reducing poverty and...
This paper studies how minimum wage policies affect firm employment in China using a unique county l...
When observing compliance with minimum wage policy, where leakages exist in almost every country, qu...
We here consider how Chinese firms react to higher minimum wages, exploiting the 2004 minimum-wage R...
The report investigates minimum wage policy relative to increases in earnings inequality in China (2...
This study looks at the welfare implications of the minimum wage in China, and covers three topics: ...
International audienceWe here consider how Chinese firms react to higher minimum wages, exploiting t...
The minimum wage has been regarded as an important element of public policy in reducing poverty and ...
PowerPoint presentationPart of the project “Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage Policy,...
Because of labour market policies such as employment protection regulation, labour contract law and ...
This paper studies minimum wage increases in China since the implement of minimum wage guarantee sys...