Why Do Labor Unions Advocate for Minimum Wage Increases?
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Keywords
political economy; social choice; minimum wage; unionization;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
- D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
- P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DES-2023-05-29 (Economic Design)
- NEP-INV-2023-05-29 (Investment)
- NEP-LAB-2023-05-29 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-LTV-2023-05-29 (Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty)
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