Date of Award
6-15-2024
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Economics
Organizational Unit
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Economics
First Advisor
Markus Schneider
Second Advisor
Robert Urquhart
Third Advisor
Christina Kreps
Fourth Advisor
Henning Schwardt
Keywords
Economic research design, Institutional models, Labour economics, Minimum wage, Neoclassical labour economics
Abstract
This thesis aims to explore the evolution of research methodologies in the minimum wage debate, focusing on the contrasting perspectives of the neoclassical and institutional models. By examining the changes in research methodologies employed by economists from these two schools, this study seeks to shed the light on the shifting paradigms and the impact of these changes on our understanding of minimum wage policies and their implications. This highlights the limitations of relying on one economic school of thought in understanding socio-economic phenomena complexations and policy decisions. As well as it creates the necessity to critical evaluation of the method of economic research design, and essential need to adopt methodological pluralism which built upon diverse range of theoretical frameworks and empirical methodologies to understand the complexities inherent in real-world economic phenomena.
Copyright Date
6-2024
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Ghofran ALRebh
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
66 pgs
File Size
266 KB
Recommended Citation
ALRebh, Ghofran, "Minimum Wage: Theoretical and Empirical Debates" (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2396.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/2396