Brochu, Pierre; Green, David A. - 2011
We investigate differences in quit, layoff and hiring rates in high versus low minimum wage regimes using Canadian data …. Over the same time frame, there were over 140 minimum wage changes in Canada. We find that higher minimum wages are … estimates imply that a 10% increase in the minimum wage generates a 3.9% reduction in the layoff rate. We present a search and …