The politics of the minimum wage: Explaining introduction and levels

IF 1.3 2区 管理学 Q3 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Michal Kozák, Georg Picot
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Abstract

There is much economics research on the effects of minimum wages, but little research on their politics. Yet, ever more advanced capitalist democracies have introduced minimum wages, and the setting of minimum wage levels has become increasingly politicized. This article is the first comprehensive study of the politics of the minimum wage: We analyse the determinants of adopting minimum wages as well as what explains variation in their levels over time, based on a dataset of 33 OECD countries from 1960 to 2017. We find that the decline in collective bargaining is the main driving force behind the introduction of ever more minimum wages. At the same time, left‐wing parties in government are most likely to adopt a minimum wage when bargaining coverage is low. Left governments are also associated with higher minimum wages, especially when the government has full control over level‐setting.
最低工资的政治性:解释最低工资的引入和水平
关于最低工资影响的经济学研究很多,但关于最低工资的政治学研究却很少。然而,越来越多的发达资本主义民主国家引入了最低工资,最低工资水平的设定也日益政治化。本文是第一篇全面研究最低工资政治的文章:我们基于 1960 年至 2017 年 33 个经合组织国家的数据集,分析了采用最低工资的决定因素,以及最低工资水平随时间变化的原因。我们发现,集体谈判的衰落是越来越多国家采用最低工资的主要推动力。同时,当谈判覆盖率较低时,政府中的左翼政党最有可能采用最低工资。左翼政府也与较高的最低工资相关,尤其是当政府完全控制工资水平的制定时。
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British Journal of Industrial Relations
British Journal of Industrial Relations INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR-
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4.20
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11.50%
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58
期刊介绍: BJIR (British Journal of Industrial Relations) is an influential and authoritative journal which is essential reading for all academics and practitioners interested in work and employment relations. It is the highest ranked European journal in the Industrial Relations & Labour category of the Social Sciences Citation Index. BJIR aims to present the latest research on developments on employment and work from across the globe that appeal to an international readership. Contributions are drawn from all of the main social science disciplines, deal with a broad range of employment topics and express a range of viewpoints.
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