Minimum wages in Colombia: holding the middle with a bite on the poor

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Borradores de Economía; No. 280
Date published
2004-03-14
Date of last update
2004-03-14
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Arango-Arango, Carlos Alberto
Pachón, Angélica
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spa
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Abstract
This paper exploits the long history of the minimum wage in a relatively stable developing economy like Colombia in order to see whether it may alleviate the living conditions of low income families and reduce income inequality. The paper does not only ex
JEL Codes
J42 - Monopsony; Segmented Labor MarketsO17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional ArrangementsO15 - Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; MigrationJ31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage DifferentialsJ48 - Particular Labor Markets: Public Policy
Keywords
Minimum wage ; Income distribution ; Income inequality ; Public policy ;
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https://repositorio.banrep.gov.co/handle/20.500.12134/5298
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12134/5298
https://doi.org/10.32468/be.280
https://ideas.repec.org/p/bdr/borrec/280.html
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