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Title
The Minimum Wage in a Deflationary Economy : The Japanese Experience, 1994-2003
Creator
Creator Name
Kambayashi, Ryo Kambayashi, Ryo
神林, 龍 神林, 龍
カンバヤシ, リョウ カンバヤシ, リョウ
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Hitotsubashi University
Creator Name
Kawaguchi, Daiji Kawaguchi, Daiji
川口, 大司 川口, 大司
カワグチ, ダイジ カワグチ, ダイジ
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Hitotsubashi University
Creator Name
Yamada, Ken Yamada, Ken
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Singapore Management University
Editor
Contributor Name
社会科学の高度統計・実証分析拠点構築 = Research Unit for Statistical and Empirical Analysis in Social Sciences
Key Word
Minimum Wage
Wage Distribution
Employment
Deflation
Japan
JEL
J23
J31
J38
Abstract
The median wage in Japan has fallen nominally since 1999 due to a severe recession, while the statutory minimum wage has steadily increased over the same period. We used large micro-data sets from two government surveys to investigate how the minimum wage has affected wage distribution under the unusual circumstances of de ation. The compression of the lower tail of female wage distribution was largely explained by the increased real value of the minimum wage. The steady increases in the effective minimum wage reduced employment among low-skilled middle-aged female workers, but the mechanical effect associated with disemployment on wage compression was minimal. These results held even after controlling for composition effects. The minimum wage contributed to the reduction in the pay gap between full-time and part-time workers.
Description
June 2009 (Revised: October 2009)
Publisher
Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Issued Date
2009-10
Language
English(eng)
Resource Type
technical report
Version Type
NA
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Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series ; No. 74
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This version has been revised. The new version is available at http://hdl.handle.net/10086/18504.
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  http://gcoe.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/english/index.html
Sponsorship
グローバルCOEプログラム = Global COE Program
Edition
This version: September, 2009
Appears in Collections
Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/10086/18332