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Busting the Myth : The Impact of Increasing the Minimum Wage : The Experience of Romania

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  • Heemskerk,Frank
  • Voinea,Liviu
  • Cojocaru,Alexandra

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This paper discusses the impact of a gradual, pre-announced significant increase of the minimum wage during 2013?16 in Romania. The main finding is that the positive effects prevail when the starting level of increase in the minimum wage is very low and the economy is in a negative output gap. Evidence shows that employment has increased, mainly at the minimum wage level, therefore making a shift toward a more balanced wage distribution. This measure might have contributed to a decrease of the shadow economy and a decrease in the share of people at risk of poverty. The impact on inflation was very limited, and the impact on the public budget was positive. Moreover, firms'profits were not affected, as the negative impact of the measure on unit labor costs and exports was limited.

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  • Heemskerk,Frank & Voinea,Liviu & Cojocaru,Alexandra, 2018. "Busting the Myth : The Impact of Increasing the Minimum Wage : The Experience of Romania," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8632, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:8632
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    1. Ms. Enrica Detragiache & Mr. Christian H Ebeke & La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul & Koralai Kirabaeva & Mr. Davide Malacrino & Florian Misch & Mr. Hyun Park & Ms. Yu Shi, 2020. "A European Minimum Wage: Implications for Poverty and Macroeconomic Imbalances," IMF Working Papers 2020/059, International Monetary Fund.
    2. Gaetano D'Adamo & Nora Hesse & Julien Hartley & Nicolae Bîea, 2019. "Wage Dynamics in Romania," European Economy - Economic Briefs 044, Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.

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