This paper empirically examines the impact of the 2001 New Zealand minimum wage reform on the employment of 16-17 and … wage reform on employment is estimated in two phases. First, existing New Zealand empirical evidence is reproduced using … effects on the employment of teenagers. However, findings must be interpreted with caution due to concerns with a key …

both employment and earnings. Rather than dissipating over time, these negative effects grow, representing a decrease in … employment rate of 20 percentage points and earning losses of about a third after 48 months. Our results highlight the need for …