01711cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016844 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475528374 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Cross-Country Report on Minimum Wages : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (45 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper provides a cross-country report on minimum wages. In the past few years, many countries in Central Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) have increasingly turned to minimum wage policies. Throughout the region, statutory minimum wages had been in place at least since the early 1990s, but they were typically set at relatively moderate levels and affected relatively few workers. Minimum wages have risen sharply relative to both average wages and labor productivity. Minimum wages often affect relatively more workers in CESEE than in Western Europe. Governments are the key players in the minimum wage determination in CESEE countries. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/151 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/151/002.2016.issue-151-en.xml IMF e-Library