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Showing 1 to 20 of 122 for “"Minimum wage"”.
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Minimum Wage States During Recession
This study analyzes the effect of minimum wage legislation during a period of economic recession. In particular, I examine whether states with minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage fared better or worse during the recession that began December 2007. Since minimum wages raise the price …
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Minimum wage development and legislation
This item was digitized by the Internet Archive. Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University
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Minimum Wage: Theoretical and Empirical Debates
… the evolution of research methodologies in the minimum wage debate, focusing on the contrasting perspectives of the neoclassical and institutional models. By examining the changes in research methodologies employed by economists from these two schools, this study seeks to shed the light on the …
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The minimum wage law in Massachusetts
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University
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Minimum wage fixing for domestic employees
Summary in English.
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Revisiting minimum wage-fixing in South Africa
Bibliography: leaves 96-102.
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Optimal Order Assignment with Minimum Wage Consideration (OOAMWC)
… into consideration the time window issue and the minimum wage constraint. Additionally, the solution should address the profit maximization of not only the workers but also the platform and the clients of the platform. To evaluate the efficiency of the proposed solution, a comparison with the …
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The Social Organization of the Ontario Minimum Wage Campaign
… reality. My empirical focus is on the Ontario Minimum Wage Campaign (OMWC). The OMWC was a Toronto-based labour-community project to raise the minimum wage to $10 per hour. It was started in 2001 by Justice for Workers (J4W), was carried on by the Ontario Needs a Raise coalition (ONR) from 2003 …
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Minimum Wage Enforcement in South Africa Measurement and Determinants
The lack of compliance amongst employers with minimum wage legislation is a problem faced by many developing countries. South Africa is no exception, informal evidence suggesting that a large proportion of the employed in the country earn wages below the stipulated minima. This dissertation …
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The minimum wage : maximum controversy over a minimal effect?
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1996.
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The effects of minimum wage increases on labor demand growth
This work discusses the effects of the minimum wage on Colombian Manufacturing labor using the estimation of conditional and unconditional labor demand models, as well as the panel structure of the Colombian Annual Manufacturing Survey (AMS). Findings show significant long-run minimum wage …
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The potential effects of minimum wage changes on naval accessions
… economic impacts of raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Proponents for an increase in the minimum wage argue that it will help the economy since more people will have the ability to purchase more goods. Opponents believe that an increase in the minimum wage will reduce the …
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The developments of minimum wage legislation in the United Kingdom
… an examination of the legal developments made in wage regulations within the United Kingdom. The period that has been chosen for examination spans from the 18th to the 21st century. This period was chosen for examination due to the huge social, political, economic and legal changes that took place …
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Causes and consequences of American minimum wage legislation, 1911-1947
… examines the early history of American minimum wage legislation. Chapter 2, the first substantive chapter, examines the twenty eight state laws passed prior to 1938. It is shown that most of these laws were ineffective. Typically the minimum rate was set below the market wage, penalties …
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The Impact of Minimum Wage Legislation on The Economy of Mississippi
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-09T19:31:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6500799.pdf: 13007728 bytes, checksum: cc0279f6d41ad0de0b65bde99ea3c9b8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1964
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Assessing the Impact of Minimum Wage on South Africa's Earnings distribution
The topic of minimum wage has been of interest for a long time and particularly its potential in addressing wage inequality and ultimately improve the livelihoods of the most marginalized. South Africa has high prevalence of inequality and poverty and the minimum wage is touted as a potential …
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The Impact of Increases to the Minimum Wage in the Egg Industry
… changes in the hourly price of labor and overall wage compensation, which includes social security, any health insurance or retirement contributions, and any variable compensation in the form of a bonus for achieving productivity or profitability targets, have an impact on the relative …
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Assessing the effects of two agricultural minimum wage shocks in South Africa
… March of 2003, South Africa's first agricultural minimum wage was implemented. Ten years later, following major strikes and protests among farm workers in theWestern Cape, the prescribed agricultural minimum wage was increased by a considerable 52 percent from R69 per day to R105 per day, …
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