| 英文摘要 |
This study examines the effect of the minimum wage on employment of low-wage employees by using a short pseudo-panel data set of the Manpower Utilization Survey (MUS) in Taiwan during 2013–2018. The results indicate that the numerous hikes in the minimum wage during that period significantly lowered the probabilities of remaining employed for low-wage employees, regardless of whether they were paid by the hour or monthly. The negative effects on the employment of low-wage employees were greater for those with hourly wages than for those with monthly salary. For low-wage employees with monthly payment schemes, raising monthly minimum wages had the largest negative effects on youngers (aged 16–29 years), on males, and on agricultural workers. While, for those with hourly payment schemes, raising hourly minimum wages had the largest negative effects on elders (aged 50 or above), females, and workers in the service sector. |
