employment among the least-skilled, especially when the laws cover business assistance recipients or are accompanied by similar …

laws reduce employment among the least-skilled workers they are intended to help. But they also increase wages for many of …

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 …

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 …