Revista: | Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies |
Base de datos: | CLASE |
Número de sistema: | 000298295 |
ISSN: | 1028-8813 |
Autores: | Moore, Winston1 Browne, Rudolph1 Thompson, Shernel1 |
Instituciones: | 1University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, St. Michael. Barbados |
Año: | 2009 |
Periodo: | Mar |
Volumen: | 34 |
Número: | 1 |
Paginación: | 19-40 |
País: | Barbados |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
Resumen en inglés | Labour legislation in Barbados only covers a small proportion of the employed labour force. A national minimum wage has therefore been suggested as a means to guarantee some minimum standard of living for workers. To inform discussion on the topic, this study uses micro simulation techniques to assess the potential impact of various levels of the minimum wage rate on poverty and inequality in Barbados. The results obtained from the simulation exercise suggest that once employment effects are taken into account, the impact of a minimum wage on poverty and inequality are likely to be small |
Disciplinas: | Economía |
Palabras clave: | Condiciones económicas, Desigualdad económica, Pobreza, Salarios mínimos, Política laboral, Barbados |
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