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100			_a Nguyen, Cuong Viet _959753
245			_aThe impact of minimum wages on employment: Evidence from a lower middle-income country
260			_aThe Developing Economies
300			_a 63(2), Jun, 2025: p.137-182
520			_aIn this study, we examine the impact of minimum wages in Vietnam using individual-level data from the annual Labor Force Surveys (2012–20). During this period, the average real minimum wage increased by around 4% per year. Overall, we do not find significant effects from minimum wages on employment and monthly wage earnings. However, we find a considerable negative effect on workers' total working hours. Working hours per week are reduced by 0.38% for a 1% increase in the minimum wage. Since total wages remain unchanged, a reduction in working hours results in an increase in hourly earnings. A 1% increase in the minimum wage leads to a 0.32% increase in hourly earnings.- Reproduced https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/deve.12419
650			_aMinimum wages, Employment, Labour productivity, Impact evaluation, Vietnam. _959754
773			_aThe Developing Economies
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