最低工资问题研究新进展

New Research Progress on the Minimum Wage

近年来,关于最低工资政策的影响因素、效果评估等研究大量涌现,然而缺乏针对新近研究进展的系统归纳。同时,围绕最低工资政策短期内的效率损失与制度优化效果、长期的福利改善等方面的讨论也莫衷一是。本文聚焦最低工资政策调整引致劳动力成本及调整成本变化等渠道,从劳动力市场效应、企业行为和多维福利效应等方面进行归纳和述评。在文献分析的基础上,本文围绕该领域的研究不足和可供拓展的方向进行了阐述,以期为全面理解最低工资政策调整的时空差异及其经济影响提供有益借鉴。

In recent years,a large amount of research on the determinants and impacts of minimum wage policy has emerged,while the relevant systematic review of recent progress in this field is still rare.Meanwhile,existing research has not reached a consensus on the short-term efficiency loss and policy optimization effect as well as the long-term welfare improvement effects of the minimum wage policy.This paper summarizes and reviews the effects of the minimum wage policy adjustment on labor market,firms’behavior and household or social welfare changes through channels like shock on labor costs and adjustment costs.Based on the review of the literature,this paper tries to figure out the research deficiencies and prospects for future explorations,in order to provide a comprehensive and useful reference in interpreting the temporal and spatial differences of minimum wage policy adjustments and their economic effects.