reduce employment of less-skilled workers. In Neumark et al. (Ind Labor Relat Rev 67:608-648, 2014), we present evidence that …A central issue in estimating the employment effects of minimum wages is the appropriate comparison group for states … comparison areas to those that are geographically proximate and fails to control for changes in low-skill labor markets that are …

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

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

information on the minimum wage history that workers have faced since potentially entering the labor market. The evidence … are decreased labor market experience and accumulation of tenure, lower current labor supply because of lower wages, and …

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

We revisit the minimum wage-employment debate, which is as old as the Department of Labor. In particular, we assess new … heterogeneity and conclude that minimum wages in the United States have not reduced employment. We explore the ability of these …

I discuss the econometrics and the economics of past research on the effects of minimum wages on employment in the … answer about the employment effects of minimum wages. My secondary goal is to discuss how we can narrow the range of …

increase employment and to reduce poverty and public assistance. We also find some evidence that higher welfare benefits had …