abstract: '. In the context of Singapore''s ageing population, the employment of

  large numbers of low-skilled foreign workers is proving to be a major

  challenge to inclusive growth because of the stagnation of low-wage

  workers'' incomes. In order to address this problem, the author makes the

  case for introducing a minimum wage to complement existing in-work

  benefit schemes. After addressing the commonly voiced objections to a

  minimum wage system, he suggests ways in which a minimum wage could be

  implemented in Singapore. New measures to enhance the social safety net

  and foster more sustainable economic growth are also proposed.'
affiliation: 'Hui, WT (Corresponding Author), Natl Univ Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew Sch
  Publ Policy, Singapore, Singapore.

  Natl Univ Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew Sch Publ Policy, Singapore, Singapore.'
author: Hui, Weng Tat
author-email: spphwt@nus.edu.sg
author_list:
- family: Hui
  given: Weng Tat
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2013.00171.x
eissn: 1564-913X
files: []
issn: 0020-7780
journal: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR REVIEW
keywords: 'low income; minimum wage; wage differential; migrant worker; wage

  policy; economic development; Singapore'
language: English
month: MAR
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '18'
pages: 107-123
papis_id: ab091b9e34c52fa8e28aed63dcbaea1b
ref: Hui2013economicgrowth
times-cited: '10'
title: 'Economic growth and inequality in Singapore: The case for a minimum wage'
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usage-count-since-2013: '39'
volume: '152'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Industrial Relations \& Labor
year: '2013'