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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1663-1666 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Applied Economics Letters |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| Early online date | 7 Jan 2020 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
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Keywords
- Minimum wage
- labour
- non-compliance
- sub-minimum workers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics
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