Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/152418 
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Year of Publication: 
2015
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Labor & Development [ISSN:] 2193-9020 [Volume:] 4 [Issue:] 22 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 1-19
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This article studies minimum wage non-compliance in Honduras, a dual labor market with high wage floors that are weakly enforced. However, rather than just counting how many workers earn sub-minimum wages, it also estimates violation indices that measure compliance at the intensive margin. I first explore cross-sectional heterogeneity in violations using household survey data. Then, I quantify compliance adjustments to minimum wage hikes by comparing indices before and after a large unexpected increase. Results show substantial differences in non-compliance across industries, location, and coverage status. Violations worsen with rising minima, but less in in more compliant sectors.
Subjects: 
Minimum wages
Compliance
Violations
Dual labor markets
Honduras
JEL: 
J38
J42
O54
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