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In this paper, we identify the sectors and regions in Croatia most affected by minimum wage changes. By using four criteria, we identify 13 low-wage sectors. The analysis also reveals five regions (counties) in which the minimum wage can play an important role. Low-wage sectors in Croatia are found to be manufacture of textiles, manufacture of clothing, manufacture of leather and related products, manufacture of wood and of products of wood, manufacture of rubber and plastic products, manufacture of furniture, construction of buildings, specialised construction activities, retail trade, food and beverage services, security and investigation activities, services to buildings (cleaning etc.) and personal services. We analyse the employment and wage changes for these low-wage sectors in the period 2009-2015. It turns out that tradable low-wage sectors are highly affected by minimum wage changes due to a high concentration of employees with wages just above the minimum wage. However, during the recession, these sectors had a smaller employment decline and higher wage growth compared with both the manufacturing industry as a whole and non-tradable low-wage sectors.ARTICLE HISTORY

U radu se prikazuju osnovne socio-ekonomske karakteristike primatelja minimalne plaće u Hrvatskoj, procjenjuje se materijalno stanje i siromaštvo njihovih kućanstava te simuliraju učinci rasta minimalne plaće na siromaštvo i nejednakost. Rezultati se temelje na analizi podataka Ankete o radnoj snazi (ARS) i Ankete o dohotku stanovništva (ADS). Podaci ARS-a za razdoblje između 2007. i 2014. ukazuju na postupni porast broja primatelja minimalne plaće, posebno među mlađim i visokoobrazovanim radnicima, ali i na smanjenje udjela žena. Djelatnosti s najvećom raširenošću isplata minimalne plaće su prerađivačka industrija, trgovina na veliko i malo, građevinarstvo i djelatnosti pružanja smještaja te pripreme i usluživanje hrane. Podaci ADS-a pokazuju da je siromaštvo među primateljima minimalne plaće manje od prosjeka za ukupno stanovništvo Hrvatske. Tek nešto više od 1% svih siromašnih su primatelji minimalne plaće. Simulacija rasta minimalne plaće pokazuje ograničen učinak na siromaštvo i dohodovnu nejednakost.

Migration flows within Europe intensified after the EU enlargement that enabled easier procedures for finding a job in another country. Among the various effects that migration can have on emigrant and immigrant economies, this paper aims to focus on and quantify the impact of migration flows on income levels in both groups of countries. The research covers the period of 2006-2019 and applies dynamic panel data analysis, the results of which highlight that the number of emigrants has a statistically significant impact on earnings in immigrant countries, while the number of immigrants has no significant effects. On the other hand, migration variables do not indicate a statistically significant impact on the earnings of any household type in the group of emigrant countries, whereas macroeconomic variables have a strong impact.