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Measuring the importance of labor market networks

Hellerstein, Judith K. (contributor); … - 2008

We specify and implement a test for the importance of network effects in determining the establishments at which people work, using recently-constructed matched employer-employee data at the establishment level. We explicitly measure the importance of network effects for groups broken out by...

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Minimum wages, the earned income tax credit, and employment : evidence from the post-welfare reform era

Neumark, David (contributor); … - 2007

that minimum wages reduce employment, with the exception of high school dropouts. In contrast, evidence strongly suggests … that the EITC boosts employment of young women (although not teenagers). We also explore how minimum wages and the EITC … the EITC boosts employment and earnings for minority women, and coupling the EITC with a higher minimum wage appears to …

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The econometrics and economics of the employment effects of minimum wages : getting from known unknowns to known knowns

Neumark, David - 2018

I discuss the econometrics and the economics of past research on the effects of minimum wages on employment in the … answer about the employment effects of minimum wages. My secondary goal is to discuss how we can narrow the range of …

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Detecting discrimination in Audit and correspondence studies

Neumark, David - 2010

Audit studies testing for discrimination have been criticized because applicants from different groups may not appear identical to employers. Correspondence studies address this criticism by using fictitious paper applicants whose qualifications can be made identical across groups. However,...

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Fiscal zoning, sales taxes, and employment : do higher sales taxes lead to more jobs in retailing and fewer jobs in manufacturing?

Burnes, Daria; Neumark, David; White, Michelle J. - 2012

likely to use fiscal zoning to attract retailing. We find that total retail employment is not significantly affected by local … sales tax rates, but employment in big box and anchor stores is higher significantly in jurisdictions with higher sales tax … stores and shopping centers. We also find that the effect of local sales taxes on big box and anchor store retail employment …

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The effects of living wage laws on low-wage workers and low-income families : what do we know now?

Neumark, David; Thompson, Matthew; Koyle, Leslie - 2012

laws reduce employment among the least-skilled workers they are intended to help. But they also increase wages for many of … in urban poverty. -- living wage ; wages ; employment ; poverty …

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Alternative labor market policies to increase economic self-sufficiency: mandating higher wages, subsidizing employment, and raising productivity

Neumark, David (contributor) - 2008

The principal means by which individuals and families achieve economic self-sufficiency is through labor market earnings. As a consequence, it is natural for policy makers to look to interventions that increase the ability of individuals and families to achieve an adequate standard of living...

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The effects of living wage laws : evidence from failed and derailed living wage campaigns

Adams, Scott J. (contributor); Neumark, David (contributor) - 2005

employment among the least-skilled, especially when the laws cover business assistance recipients or are accompanied by similar … laws in nearby cities. -- living wages ; wages ; employment …

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