Minimum wages in Colombia: Holding the Middle with a Bite on the Poor

Number: 
280
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
O15, J31, J42
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

This paper exploits the long history of the minimum wage in a relatively stable developing economy like Colombia in order to see whether it may alleviate the living conditions of low income families and reduce income inequality. The paper does not only ex