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The earnings distribution in Lithuania: the role of the minimum wage.

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Τίτλος: The earnings distribution in Lithuania: the role of the minimum wage.
Συγγραφείς: Černiauskas, Nerijus1 (AUTHOR), Garcia-Louzao, Jose2 (AUTHOR) jgarcialouzao@lb.lt
Πηγή: Journal of Economic Inequality. Jun2026, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p487-507. 21p.
Θεματικοί όροι: *Minimum wage, *Wage differentials, *Wages, *Income inequality, *Labor economics, *Wage increases
Γεωγραφικοί όροι: Lithuania
Περίληψη: In this paper, we investigate how the minimum wage has shaped the earnings distribution in Lithuania between 2010 and 2019. We rely on a distribution regression framework and detailed Social Security records to characterize the earnings distribution along with the minimum wage incidence at a monthly frequency. According to our preferred estimates, our results imply that minimum wage increases can explain about 32% (40%) of the decline in total (bottom-tail) earnings inequality and up to 20% of average earnings growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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