Sharp Teeth or Empty Mouths? European Institutional Diversity and the Sector-Level Minimum Wage Bite
Résumé
The article explores the link between different institutional features of minimum wage systems and the minimum wage bite. We notably address the striking absence of studies on sectoral-level minima and exploit unique data covering 17 European countries and information from more than 1,100 collective bargaining agreements. Results provide evidence for a neglected trade-off: systems with bargained sectoral-level minima are associated with higher Kaitz indices than systems with statutory floors, but also with more individuals actually paid below prevailing minima. Higher collective bargaining coverage can, to some extent, reduce this trade-off between sharp teeth (high wage floors) and empty mouths (non-compliance/non-coverage).
Domaines
Economies et finances| Format du dépôt | Notice |
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| Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
| Titre |
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Sharp Teeth or Empty Mouths? European Institutional Diversity and the Sector-Level Minimum Wage Bite
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| Résumé |
en
The article explores the link between different institutional features of minimum wage systems and the minimum wage bite. We notably address the striking absence of studies on sectoral-level minima and exploit unique data covering 17 European countries and information from more than 1,100 collective bargaining agreements. Results provide evidence for a neglected trade-off: systems with bargained sectoral-level minima are associated with higher Kaitz indices than systems with statutory floors, but also with more individuals actually paid below prevailing minima. Higher collective bargaining coverage can, to some extent, reduce this trade-off between sharp teeth (high wage floors) and empty mouths (non-compliance/non-coverage).
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| Auteur(s) |
Andrea Garnero
1, 2
, Stephan Kampelmann
3
, François Rycx
4
1
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
2
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
ULB -
Université libre de Bruxelles
( 303388 )
- Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 - 1050 Bruxelles
- Belgique
4
ULB -
Département d'Informatique [Bruxelles]
( 5591 )
- Campus de la Plaine ULB CP212, boulevard du Triomphe, 1050 Bruxelles
- Belgique
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| Langue du document |
Anglais
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| Nom de la revue |
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| Vulgarisation |
Non
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| Comité de lecture |
Oui
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| Audience |
Internationale
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| Date de publication |
2015-12
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| Volume |
53
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| Numéro |
4
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| Page/Identifiant |
760-788
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| Domaine(s) |
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| Mots-clés |
en
wage system
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| DOI | 10.1111/bjir.12104 |
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