Does the Minimum Wage Have a Higher Impact on the Informal than on the Formal Labor Market?

IZA

This 38-page paper investigates a puzzle in the literature on labour markets in developing countries: labour laws not only have an impact on the formal labour market but also impact on the informal sector

Melanie Khamis

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , International Development Posted: 2009-01-21

Does the Minimum Wage Have a Higher Impact on the Informal than on the Formal Labor Market?