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A study of minimum wage

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23730290
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Economic policy
Research InstitutionOsaka University of Economics

Principal Investigator

YAMAGUCHI Masao  大阪経済大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (50511002)

Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2014
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords最低賃金 / デフレ / 不況 / 失業 / 社会的厚生 / 雇用 / 消費 / 需要不足 / 賃金分布 / 国際情報交換
Outline of Final Research Achievements

An effect of minimum wage hike on employment rate is controversial among economists. We often hear that minimum wage hike leads to an increase in consumption and aggregate demand and then increase in employment rate. However, these effects does not appear on the ground of standard neo-classical macroeconomics model in which the GDP is determined by the supply-side and consquently the minimum wage hike causes an increase in the labor cost and an decrease in employment and aggregate output. On the contrary, this research shows the increase of minimum wage raises consumption, aggregate demand, employment rate and social welfare in deflationary equilibrium using the macroeconomics model which is almost similar to standard model.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • 2011 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Can a minimum wage hike decrease an unemployment rate?2013

    • Author(s)
      Masao Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Osaka University of Economics Working Paper Series

      Volume: 2013-4 Pages: 1-20

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Inequality and a multiple subgroup-decomposition method2013

    • Author(s)
      Masao Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Osaka University of Economics Working Paper Series, No. 2012-8.

      Volume: 2012-8 Pages: 1-28

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Extending the inequality decomposition method by Mookherjee and Shorrocks(1982) : Wage Inequality in Japan, 1992-20022012

    • Author(s)
      Masao Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Osaka University of Economics Working Paper Series, No. 2012-5.

      Volume: 2012-5 Pages: 1-43

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Wage inequality, allowing for size of firms, and the increase in non-regular employees in Japan: 1992-20022012

    • Author(s)
      Masao Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Small Business Monograph

      Volume: 18 Pages: 15-28

    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Can a minimum wage hike decrease an unemployment rate?2014

    • Author(s)
      Masao Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      韓国応用経済学会(KAAE)
    • Place of Presentation
      韓国中央大学校(Chung Ang University)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Inequality and multiple subgroup decomposition2013

    • Author(s)
      Masao Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      関西労働研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      グランフロント大阪ナレッジキャピタルタワーC
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Extending the inequality decomposition method proposed by Mookherjee and Shorrocks (1982): Wage inequality in Japan, 1992-20022012

    • Author(s)
      Masao Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      Eastern Economic Association 2012 Meetings
    • Place of Presentation
      Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Extending the inequality decomposition method by Mookherjee and Shorrocks(1982) : Wage Inequality in Japan, 1992-2002

    • Author(s)
      Masao Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      九州産業大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Extending the inequality decomposition method by Mookherjee and Shorrocks(1982) : Wage Inequality in Japan, 1992-2002

    • Author(s)
      Masao Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      日本応用経済学会秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      明海大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Reconsidering inequality decomposition methods and extending a subgroup-decomposition method

    • Author(s)
      Masao Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      六甲フォーラム、KUMAセミナー
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Remarks] Masao Yamaguchi Webpage

    • URL

      http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~wish/

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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