Distribution, Inequality and Poverty in Colombia: An Assessment of the Contribution of the Minimum Wage
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Keywords
minimum wage; wage inequality; income inequality; poverty; salario mínimo; desigualdad salarial; desigualdad de ingresos; pobreza;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J39 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Other
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2024-09-30 (Development)
- NEP-LMA-2024-09-30 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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