In this module of the AcademiaSG Special Topics series, we present a carefully curated selection of the key research and analysis relevant to the concept of a minimum wage in Singapore.
Most of these articles can be accessed for free, but we have indicated where a few are behind paywalls.
What economists think about a minimum wage
- What harm do minimum wages do? (The Economist)
- Much ado about minimum wage (The Business Times)
- The economic case for a Minimum Wage: a conversation with Linda Lim (Socialservice.sg)
- Economic growth and inequality in Singapore: The case for a minimum wage (International Labour Review)
- Growth with equity in Singapore: Challenges and prospects (International Labour Office)
- Minimum wages: an introduction (International Labour Office)
Supporting low-income workers in Singapore
- Minimum wage law works (originally in The Straits Times)
- Singapore’s restructuring of low-wage work: Have cleaning job conditions improved? (The Economic and Labour Relations Review) (paywalled)
- Let’s talk about a living wage: Singapore should consider a society-wide approach to raising low wages (The Straits Times) (paywalled)
- Committing to supporting low-income workers (AcademiaSG)
- Crisis is exactly the time to make structural changes to address poverty and inequality (AcademiaSG)
- Low‐Wage Work: Trends and Possibilities (Social Service Research Centre)
- Singapore’s poorest earners will benefit from expansion of Progressive Wage Model but some conditions must be met (Channel News Asia)
Defining needs in Singapore
- Definitions and measurements of poverty (Social Service Research Centre)
- What older people need in Singapore: A households budgets study (Mininum Income Standard team)