Development and Determination of the Minimum Wage and the Minimum Security Thresholds in Bulgaria Cover Image

Развитие и определяне на минималната работна заплата и минималните осигурителни доходи в България
Development and Determination of the Minimum Wage and the Minimum Security Thresholds in Bulgaria

Author(s): Vassil Tzanov, Georgi Shopov
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Институт за икономически изследвания при Българска академия на науките
Keywords: JEL: E24; E64; H26; J31

Summary/Abstract: The study investigates the possibilities for improvement of the mechanisms for assessment of the minimum wage and the minimum security thresholds. For this reason are analyzed their development and interaction with selected macroeconomic indicators as GDP, productivity, employment, etc. An appreciation of the possible mechanisms for minimum wage determination has been done and on this basis is offered a mechanism that count for the impact and effects of the fundamental factors. The problems of the actual mechanism for minimum security thresholds setting are identified and are proposed different variants for its improvement.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 3-40
  • Page Count: 38
  • Language: Bulgarian