Minimum wages in Australia: an analysis of the impact on small and medium sized businesses

Harding, Don and Harding, Glenys (2004): Minimum wages in Australia: an analysis of the impact on small and medium sized businesses.

Abstract

A survey of 1800 small and medium sized businesses is used to shed light on the number of workers covered by minimum wage legislation in Australia. Estimates are obtained and reported of the employment effects of changing the way in which minimum wages are set in Australia.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Minimum wage; small and medium enterprises; random survey
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J8 - Labor Standards: National and International > J81 - Working Conditions; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure ; Wage Differentials; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J33 - Compensation Packages ; Payment Methods; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J8 - Labor Standards: National and International; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J38 - Public Policy

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