| Author Name | MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI) |
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| Creation Date/NO. | June 2019 19-P-012 |
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Abstract
The main objectives of minimum wage is to ensure appropriate earnings for low-wage workers and to reduce inequality. However, recently, the relationship between minimum wage and productivity is actively debated in Japan. This study surveys literature on this issue and presents some evidence on the relationship between minimum wage and productivity using prefecture- and firm-level panel data. According to the estimations, we do not detect evidence that increases in minimum wage improve productivity.
The English version of this paper is 19-P-015.
Published: Morikawa, Masayuki, 2022. "Minimum wages and productivity - Analysis from panel data of Japanese firms-," The Economic Review, Volume 73, No.1, 29-48.
https://www.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/Japanese/publication/ER/
