Sabia, Joseph J.; Burkhauser, Richard V. - In: Southern Economic Journal 76 (2010) 3, pp. 592-623
Using data drawn from the March Current Population Survey, we find that state and federal minimum wage increases between 2003 and 2007 had no effect on state poverty rates. When we then simulate the effects of a proposed federal minimum wage increase from $7.25 to $9.50 per hour, we find that...