DiNardo, John; Fortin, Nicole M; Lemieux, Thomas - In: Econometrica 64 (1996) 5, pp. 1001-44
This paper provides evidence that the decline in the real value of the minimum wage and in the rate of unionization account for a significant share of the increase in wage inequality in the United States between 1979 and 1988. The role of the minimum wage is particularly important for women,...