MiNiMuM WagEs iN DEvEloPiNg CouNtriEs: HElPiNg or HurtiNg WorkErs?*
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A large ongoing debate centers on the costs and benefits of increasing the minimum wage in an economy. Supporters of minimum wage legislation highlight that it can shift the earnings distribution in favor of low-paid workers by shrinking the bottom tail of the distribution. Opponents highlight its disemployment effect and the fact that it might reduce the share of earnings going to low-paid workers.
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