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Evaluating the Introduction of a National Minimum Wage: Evidence from a New Survey of Firms in Ireland

2006; Wiley; Volume: 20; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-9914.2006.00334.x

1467-9914

Dónal O’Neill, Brian Nolan, James Williams,

Labor Movements and Unions

LABOURVolume 20, Issue 1 p. 63-90 Evaluating the Introduction of a National Minimum Wage: Evidence from a New Survey of Firms in Ireland Donal O'Neill, Corresponding Author Donal O'Neill Economics Department, NUI Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland and Research Associate, NIRSA, NUI Maynooth Donal O'Neill (author for correspondence), Economics Department, NUI Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland and Research Associate, NIRSA, NUI Maynooth. E-mail: donal.oneill@nuim.ie. Brian Nolan — James Williams, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin.Search for more papers by this authorBrian Nolan, Corresponding Author Brian Nolan Brian Nolan — James Williams, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin Donal O'Neill (author for correspondence), Economics Department, NUI Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland and Research Associate, NIRSA, NUI Maynooth. E-mail: donal.oneill@nuim.ie. Brian Nolan — James Williams, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin.Search for more papers by this authorJames Williams, Corresponding Author James Williams Brian Nolan — James Williams, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin Donal O'Neill (author for correspondence), Economics Department, NUI Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland and Research Associate, NIRSA, NUI Maynooth. E-mail: donal.oneill@nuim.ie. Brian Nolan — James Williams, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin.Search for more papers by this author Donal O'Neill, Corresponding Author Donal O'Neill Economics Department, NUI Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland and Research Associate, NIRSA, NUI Maynooth Donal O'Neill (author for correspondence), Economics Department, NUI Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland and Research Associate, NIRSA, NUI Maynooth. E-mail: donal.oneill@nuim.ie. Brian Nolan — James Williams, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin.Search for more papers by this authorBrian Nolan, Corresponding Author Brian Nolan Brian Nolan — James Williams, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin Donal O'Neill (author for correspondence), Economics Department, NUI Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland and Research Associate, NIRSA, NUI Maynooth. E-mail: donal.oneill@nuim.ie. Brian Nolan — James Williams, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin.Search for more papers by this authorJames Williams, Corresponding Author James Williams Brian Nolan — James Williams, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin Donal O'Neill (author for correspondence), Economics Department, NUI Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland and Research Associate, NIRSA, NUI Maynooth. E-mail: donal.oneill@nuim.ie. Brian Nolan — James Williams, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin.Search for more papers by this author First published: 03 March 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9914.2006.00334.xCitations: 7 We would like to thank Paul Devereux, Aedin Doris, John Kennan, Alan Manning, Olive Sweetman and seminar participants at NUI Maynooth, the North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society (Maryland, USA), the Annual Conference of the Royal Economic Society (Warwick, UK), the Annual Conference of the Irish Economics Association (Mullingar, Ireland) and the Meeting of the Applied Econometric Association (Brussels, Belgium) for helpful suggestions on earlier drafts of this paper. We are also grateful to an anonymous referee for extensive comments. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Abstract. In April 2000 the Irish government introduced a national minimum wage of IR£4.40 (€5.58) an hour. We use data from a specifically designed survey of firms to estimate the employment effects of this change. Employment growth among firms with low-wage workers prior to the legislation was no different from that of firms not affected by the legislation. A more refined measure of the minimum wage, however, suggests that the legislation may have had a negative effect on employment for the small number of firms most severely affected by the legislation. However, the size of these effects is relatively modest. Citing Literature Volume20, Issue1March 2006Pages 63-90 RelatedInformation