Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2018.1473787
Minimum wage in Croatia: sectoral and regional perspectives
Danijel Nestić
orcid.org/0000-0002-9434-6568
; The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia
Zdenko Babić
orcid.org/0000-0002-3896-8688
; Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sanja Blažević Burić
; Faculty of Economics and Tourism, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula, Croatia
Sažetak
In this paper, we identify the sectors and regions in Croatia most
affected by minimum wage changes. By using four criteria, we
identify 13 low-wage sectors. The analysis also reveals five regions
(counties) in which the minimum wage can play an important
role. Low-wage sectors in Croatia are found to be manufacture of
textiles, manufacture of clothing, manufacture of leather and
related products, manufacture of wood and of products of wood,
manufacture of rubber and plastic products, manufacture of furniture,
construction of buildings, specialised construction activities,
retail trade, food and beverage services, security and investigation
activities, services to buildings (cleaning etc.) and personal services.
We analyse the employment and wage changes for these
low-wage sectors in the period 2009–2015. It turns out that tradable
low-wage sectors are highly affected by minimum wage
changes due to a high concentration of employees with wages
just above the minimum wage. However, during the recession,
these sectors had a smaller employment decline and higher wage
growth compared with both the manufacturing industry as a
whole and non-tradable low-wage sectors.
Ključne riječi
Minimum wage; Low-wage sectors; Croatia;
Hrčak ID:
221063
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.12.2018.
Posjeta: 1.025 *