Minimum Wages Historic Data - Data Collection Overview
Full name | WageIndicator Minimum Wages Historic Database |
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Aims | The WageIndicator Minimum Wages Historic Database includes all minimum wage rates agreed by national governments or wage boards. The information is published on the WageIndicator Minimum Wage pages, using the Archive tab. |
Data used for... | - Research - Data visuals |
Countries covered | The Database has information for 208 countries, of which 19 have no Statutory Minimum Wage. |
Languages | The database has a labelset with the names of the minimum wages in English. |
Data collection method | Monthly derived from WageIndicator Minimum Wages Database |
Data time frame | 2014 - ongoing |
Data updating policy | Monthly |
Sampling Frame | Derived from the WageIndicator Minimum Wages Database |
Nr. of Observations | Over 1 million rates |
Data archive | A dataset with merged monthly dumps is available on request. |
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DOI code | - |
Data visuals | |
Codebook/manual | - |
Long list variables | Minimum Wage rates are coded acording to geographical areas in the country, to industries (NACE/ISIC coding), to occupations (ISCO-08 coded), to firm size, to age group, whenever applicable. |
Formats | Excel |
Citation | WageIndicator Minimum Wages Historic Database |
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