The regional wage board declared an across the board (nationwide) average 3.4% increase in the 2021 minimum wage. Working for NEDA, your boss wants an estimate of the number of additional workers in the Philippines who would lose their jobs as a result of a higher minimum wage. Research shows that the own price elasticity of demand for minimum wage earners is -0.636; and about 2.332 million minimum wage workers in the Philippines.
The regional wage board declared an across the board (nationwide) average 3.4% increase in the 2021 minimum wage. Working for NEDA, your boss wants an estimate of the number of additional workers in the Philippines who would lose their jobs as a result of a higher minimum wage. Research shows that the own price elasticity of demand for minimum wage earners is -0.636; and about 2.332 million minimum wage workers in the Philippines.
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