O'Neill, Donal (2006) Evaluating the Introduction of a National Minimum Wage: Evidence from a New Survey of Firms in Ireland. Labour, 20 (1). pp. 63-90. ISSN 1121-7081

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Abstract

In April 2000 the Irish government introduced a national minimum wage of IR£4.40 (€5.58) an hour. We use data from a specifically designed survey of firms to estimate the employment effects of this change. Employment growth among firms with low-wage workers prior to the legislation was no different from that of firms not affected by the legislation. A more refined measure of the minimum wage, however, suggests that the legislation may have had a negative effect on employment for the small number of firms most severely affected by the legislation. However, the size of these effects is relatively modest.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Evaluating; National; Minimum Wage; Survey; Firms; Ireland;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting
Item ID:	8693
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9914.2006.00334.x
Depositing User:	Donal O'Neill
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2017 09:55
Journal or Publication Title:	Labour
Publisher:	Wiley
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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