effects on labor market outcomes, while employment subsidies or wage tax reductions are not very effective policy instruments. …

estimate the effect of injuries on employment and benefit rates, and total income by comparing the observed changes in outcomes …, individuals who receive 4 months compensation have 2% lower employment rates and 6-8% lower monthly incomes 18 months after … effects increase with injury duration; individuals who receive 10-12 months of compensation have 10-15% lower employment rates …

reform. We find no robust evidence of adverse effects on youth employment or hours worked. In fact, we find stronger evidence … of positive employment responses to the changes for both groups of teenagers, and that 16-17 year-olds increased their … hours worked by 10-15 percent following the minimum wage changes. Given the absence of any adverse employment effects, we …