Recent attempts to incorporate spatial heterogeneity in minimum-wage employment models have been attacked for using … overly simplistic trend controls, and for neglecting the potential impact on employment growth. We investigate whether such … considerations call into question our earlier findings of statistically insignificant employment effects for the restaurant …

Just as the standard two-way fixed effects model for estimating the impact of minimum wages on employment has been … policy is also alleged to obtain in such circumstances where the true effect of minimum wages is upon employment growth … statistically insignificant employment effects for an archetypal low-wage sector. We report that a continued focus on employment …

human resource management to other firms; and many will adopt "low-road" employment practices to keep labor costs low …

, and policy restrictions, we consider a range of employment outcomes - including permanent layoffs, which generate large … examine how these employment patterns vary across different states, according to the timing and severity of virus caseloads … economic activity reduce employment rates concurrently but do not seem to have lingering effects once relaxed. In contrast …

Recent attempts to incorporate spatial heterogeneity in minimum-wage employment models have been targeted for using … overly simplistic trend controls and for neglecting the potential impact of wage minima on employment growth. This paper … investigates whether such considerations call into question findings of statistically insignificant employment effects reported in …

wages and employment rates have been declining for years and who might benefit substantially from expanded eligibility for …