...Taiwo Aderemi; Fidelis Ogwumike Purpose The primary motive of a minimum wage policy is to provide a wage floor for poorly paid workers and improve their welfare. In Nigeria, real minimum wage declined by 60 per cent between 1974 and 2011, thus reducing the welfare of workers. The wage gap between...

... at the University of Bristol 2015 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 --> Inequality Unemployment 2016 election Minimum wage Justice Jobs in any case come not from mechanical adjustments of economic tools, but rather from new sectors that open up in the overall...

...R.A. Lotriet Although the debate on minimum wages is far from new it remains a controversial issue for all role players in South Africa, for instance with the research done by the government on the laying down/introduction of national minimum wages in 1994. Much research has already been done...

...I. Luski; J. Weinblatt Estimates the effect of a minimum wage on the level of employment and on wages in Israeli industry. The findings surprisingly suggest that both labour demand and supply decrease after the institution of a minimum wage. Thus, employment is reduced while wages remain...