Employment and Working Hour Effects of Minimum Wage Increase:Evidence from China

作     者：Peng Jia 

作者机构：Institute of Population and Labor EconomicsChinese Academy of Social Science 

出 版 物：《China & World Economy》 (中国与世界经济（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第22卷第2期

页      面：61-80页

核心收录：

学科分类：120202[管理学-企业管理（含：财务管理、市场营销、人力资源管理）] 12[管理学] 02[经济学] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 020207[经济学-劳动经济学] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 0201[经济学-理论经济学] 020106[经济学-人口、资源与环境经济学] 

基　　金：the National Social Science Foundation of China(Grant No.13CYJ017) the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2012M520506) the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.12JJD790042) 

主　　题：difference-in-differences model employment minimum wage working hours 

摘      要：Using a difference-in-differences model, the present paper provides empirical evidence of minimum wage effects on employment and working hours in China. The results show that male employment is not affected by a minimum wage increase, although men ＂s working hours do increase. In contrast, female employment is more likely to be negatively affected by a minimum wage increase, while their working hours remain unchanged. This may lead to women being in a more disadvantaged position in the workforee, and adopting a monthly minimum wage may induce firms to extend men＇s working hours. Therefore, to better protect disadvantaged workers, we suggest that minimum wage regulation should focus on the target group of less-educated women, and that a unified minimum hourly wage needs to be set for both full-time and part-time workers. Meanwhile, the importance of human capital accumulation shouM be addressed in alleviating the negative effects of minimum wage increases.