abstract: 'We study the causal impact of the minimum wage on labor market outcomes,

  household consumption, inequality and poverty in Thailand by relying on

  policy variation in minimum wages over time across provinces. We find

  that minimum-wage increases have a large and significant impact on the

  likelihood of working in the uncovered sector among workers with

  elementary education. However, the impact is very small and

  insignificant among other labor market groups. In contrast, the minimum

  wage has large positive effects on the formal sector wages of

  low-earning workers, such as the young, elderly and low educated.

  Increases in the minimum wage are associated with reductions in

  household poverty and consumption inequality at the bottom half of the

  distribution.'
affiliation: 'Sanz-de-Galdeano, A (Corresponding Author), Univ Alicante, Carretera
  San Vicente S-N, San Vicente Alicante 03080, Spain.

  del Carpio, Ximena V., World Bank, 1818 H St NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA.

  Messina, Julian, Interamer Dev Bank, Washington, DC USA.

  Messina, Julian; Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna, IZA Inst Lab Econ, Bonn, Germany.

  Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna, Univ Alicante, Carretera San Vicente S-N, San Vicente Alicante
  03080, Spain.'
author: del Carpio, Ximena V. and Messina, Julian and Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna
author-email: anna.sdg@ua.es
author_list:
- family: del Carpio
  given: Ximena V.
- family: Messina
  given: Julian
- family: Sanz-de-Galdeano
  given: Anna
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/roiw.12360
eissn: 1475-4991
files: []
issn: 0034-6586
journal: REVIEW OF INCOME AND WEALTH
keywords: employment; inequality; minimum wage; poverty; uncovered sector
keywords-plus: FAMILY INCOMES; EMPLOYMENT; IMPACT; UNEMPLOYMENT; POVERTY
language: English
month: JUN
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '51'
orcid-numbers: 'Messina, Julian/0000-0002-3635-499X

  SANZ DE GALDEANO, Anna/0000-0002-5153-6927'
pages: 358-382
papis_id: 6b447245a6fa802dd14c71a0e17a8ad8
ref: Delcarpio2019minimumwage
researcherid-numbers: 'Messina, Julian/ABE-9287-2021

  '
times-cited: '5'
title: 'Minimum Wage: Does it Improve Welfare in Thailand?'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000467319400007
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '13'
volume: '65'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2019'