Employment Effects of Minimum and Subminimum Wages: Panel Data on State Minimum Wage Laws
Using panel data on state minimum wage laws and economic conditions for the years 1973–89, the authors reevaluate existing evidence on the effects of a minimum wage on employment. Their estimates indicate that a 10% increase in the minimum wage causes a decline of 1–2% in employment among teenagers and a decline of 1.5–2% in employment for young adults, similar to the ranges suggested by earlier time-series studies. The authors also find evidence that youth subminimum wage provisions enacted by state legislatures moderate the disemployment effects of minimum wages on teenagers.
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1992
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Authors: | Neumark, David ; Wascher, William |
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ILR Review. - Cornell University, ILR School. - Vol. 46.1992, 1, p. 55-81
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Cornell University, ILR School |
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