Minimum Wages and Labour Demand for Low-skilled Workers

The aim of this project is to examine the effects of minimum wages on employment and other outcomes. A study of the effects of employment protection – in Sweden and in other countries.

Project manager
Project participants
Simon Ek, Uppsala University and IFN

Mats Hammarstedt, Linnaeus University and IFN

Per Lundborg, Stockholm University

This project provides information about the levels and differentiation of minimum wages in Sweden and examined the effects of minimum wages on employment and other outcomes. Specifically, the project considers the effects of minimum wages on employment in firms with differences in financial performance, the impact of minimum wages on the labour market integration of refugee immigrants as well as the labour market prospects of natives and immigrants in low-skilled occupations. 

The project is financed by the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation.