Can minimum wage increases narrow the gender wage gap? Evidence from China.

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Jiwei; Xu, Zhigang
Titel	Can minimum wage increases narrow the gender wage gap? Evidence from China. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Können Mindestlohnerhöhungen das geschlechtsspezifische Lohngefälle verringern? Beweise aus China.
Quelle	In: Applied economics, (2024) online first, 20 Sep 2024, 19 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1466-4283
DOI	10.1080/00036846.2024.2402953
Schlagwörter	Lebensalter; Frau; Einkommensunterschied; Beschäftigungseffekt; Einkommenseffekt; Erwerbstätigkeit; Lohn; Mindestlohn; Niedriglohn; Erwerbstätiger; Qualifikation; Auswirkung; Einflussfaktor; Geschlechtsspezifik; China
Abstract	"Using data from the 2011-2019 China Household Finance Survey (CHFS), this paper examines the effect of minimum wage increases on the gender wage gap. The results show that minimum wage increases can significantly reduce the gender wage gap. We further examine the impact of minimum wages on the gender wage gap across the wage distribution and find that minimum wages are conducive to narrowing the gender wage gap at the bottom and middle parts of the wage distribution, but not conducive to reducing the gender wage gap at the upper part of the wage distribution. We also identity heterogeneous effects of minimum wages on the gender wage gap across age, education level, hukou, and work unit. Finally, we find that minimum wages have a negative effect on low-wage workers' employment. Therefore, governments need to weigh their role in reducing the gender wage gap against the potential negative employment effects when adjusting the minimum wage standard." The study refers to the period 2011-2019 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2025/3