Minimum Wages in China: Evolution, Legislation, and Effects

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
 Minimum Wages in China: Overview and Key Findings  (Li Shi, Carl Lin)....Pages 1-12
 Evolution and Effects Assessment of China’s Minimum Wage Policy  (Xia Wang, Hainan Su)....Pages 13-38
 Minimum Wages in China: Standard and Implementation  (Yang Du, Peng Jia)....Pages 39-70
 Minimum Wages and Employment in China  (Tony Fang, Carl Lin)....Pages 71-112
 Impacts of Minimum Wages on Gender Wage Gaps in Urban China  (Li Shi, Xinxin Ma)....Pages 113-144
 The Impact of Minimum Wages on Migrant Workers’ Wages  (Juan Yang, Morley Gunderson, Li Shi)....Pages 145-164
 The Effects of the Minimum Wage on Earnings Inequality: Evidence from China  (Carl Lin, Myeong-Su Yun)....Pages 165-195
 Effects of Minimum Wage Regulations on Wage Growth and Distribution in China  (Li Shi, Haiyuan Wan)....Pages 197-221
 Compliance with Legal Minimum Wages and Overtime Pay in China, Effects Across the Distribution of Wages  (Linxiang Ye, Tim Gindling, Li Shi)....Pages 223-257
 Estimating the Effect of Minimum Wages on Firm Profitability in China  (Quheng Deng)....Pages 259-279
 How Does the Minimum Wage Affect Firm Investments in Fixed and Human Capital? Evidence from China  (Tobias Haepp, Carl Lin)....Pages 281-313
 Regional Variation of the Minimum Wages in China  (Chunbing Xing, Jianwei Xu)....Pages 315-345
 Minimum Wage Competition Between Local Governments in China  (Ravi Kanbur, Yanan Li, Carl Lin)....Pages 347-369
 Minimum Wage Effects on Employment and Working Time of Chinese Workers  (Wenkai Sun, Xianghong Wang, Xiaoxi Zhang)....Pages 371-392