<p>It depends. Some countries use hourly wage (Australia, Morocco, UK, US), other use daily (Mexico), other monthly (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Peru, Spain), others annually (Bolivia). (<em>this is not an exhaustive list</em>)</p>

<p>Countries without a minimum wage <strong>established by law</strong> are: Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. They do however have minimum wages negotiated at the trade union level, even at industry level.</p>

<p>Given this information, the "traditionally" adjective you are using is not very helpful.</p>

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<p>How is it traditionally defined the minimum wage legislation in economics? And which countries does not have a minimum wage legislation as defined in these terms?</p>

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What can be considered a minimum wage policy for economics, because some countries talk about minimum per hour, or monthly, and there might be other differences. I am also interested to know if there is a country with no definition and legislation regarding minimum wage.
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How is it traditionally defined the minimum wage legislation in economics?
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# How is it traditionally defined the minimum wage legislation in economics?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-04)

How is it traditionally defined the minimum wage legislation in economics? And which countries does not have a minimum wage legislation as defined in these terms?

**Tags:** labor-economics, minimum-wage

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Welcome to Econ.SE! What do you by "defined"? Are you referring to how it is stated in the legislation? The wording?  
> **username_0**: What can be considered a minimum wage policy for economics, because some countries talk about minimum per hour, or monthly, and there might be other differences. I am also interested to know if there is a country with no definition and legislation regarding minimum wage.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-04. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

It depends. Some countries use hourly wage (Australia, Morocco, UK, US), other use daily (Mexico), other monthly (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Peru, Spain), others annually (Bolivia). (*this is not an exhaustive list*)

Countries without a minimum wage **established by law** are: Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. They do however have minimum wages negotiated at the trade union level, even at industry level.

Given this information, the "traditionally" adjective you are using is not very helpful.


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