Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/215280 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12884
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We use a unique question from the Irish Labour Force Survey that captures the reasons for workers being paid below the minimum wage. Compared to existing work, this allows us to more precisely identify sub-minimum wage workers. We find that 5.6 percent of minimum wage workers are paid below the minimum wage for reasons other than those permitted under legislation. This is considerably lower than estimates reported in the existing literature.
Subjects: 
non-compliance
minimum wage
JEL: 
J22
J23
J31
J32
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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