Monopsony, minimum wages and migration

B-Tier
Journal: Labour Economics
Year: 2016
Volume: 42
Issue: C
Pages: 221-237

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We show in a theoretical monopsony model that in response to a small increase in migration compliance with the minimum wage will increase if the share of minimum wage workers employed in firms that are constrained by the labour supply curve is large enough. If minimum wage firms are constrained by the labour demand curve an increase in migration will leave employment unchanged and employment in non-compliant firms will rise. Using data from Thailand we provide evidence that increases in inward net migration are associated with a proportionately greater increase in workers employed at the minimum wage relative to non-compliance.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:labeco:v:42:y:2016:i:c:p:221-237
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29