关键词: 最低工资, 溢出效应, 工资分布

Abstract: In this paper, by using data from China Health and Nutrition Survey and microeconometric methods, we study spillover effects of minimum wages increase in China. The results indicate that spillover effects of minimum wages increase can reach to 1.50 and 1.25 times of minimum wages on male and female wage distribution respectively; spillover effects on both male and female tend to decrease with the increase of relative wage interval; stronger implementation of minimum wages regulation tends to increase spillover effects. As a result, by increasing minimum wage appropriately and enforcing the implementation of minimum wages regulation, local government can increase the wage level of low-income groups while restrain income disparity of urban residents.

Key words: Minimum Wages, Spillover Effects, Wage Distribution