Employment effects of minimum wages in a dual economy: Evidence from Thailand
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Keywords
Minimum wages; Employment; Wages; Informal labor markets; Labor mobility;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
- J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
- J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
- J88 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Public Policy
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