.S. economy. But Davis et al. (1996a) argued that this conclusion was flawed, and based on improved methods and using data for the … data, we examine evidence for the overall economy, as well as for different sectors. The results indicate that small firms …

.S. economy. But Davis et al. (1996a) argued that this conclusion was flawed, and based on improved methods and using data for the … data, we examine evidence for the overall economy, as well as for different sectors. The results indicate that small firms …

We study the effect of minimum wage increases on employment in automatable jobs - jobs in which employers may find it … share of automatable employment held by low-skilled workers, and increases the likelihood that low-skilled workers in … ignored in the minimum wage literature are in fact quite vulnerable to employment changes and job loss because of automation …

, generating spurious evidence that higher minimum wages reduce employment. Using minimum wage variation within contiguous county … pairs that share a state border, they find no relationship between minimum wages and employment in the U.S. restaurant … - but within cross-border commuting zones - we find a robust negative relationship between minimum wages and employment. …

, generating spurious evidence that higher minimum wages reduce employment. Using minimum wage variation within contiguous county … pairs that share a state border, they find no relationship between minimum wages and employment in the U.S. restaurant …−but within cross-border commuting zones−we find a robust negative relationship between minimum wages and employment. …

-secondary education, and coop, school enterprise, and internship/apprenticeship programs boost employment and decrease idleness after …

We review the burgeoning literature on the employment effects of minimum wages – in the United States and in other … wide range of existing estimates and, accordingly, a lack of consensus about the overall effects on low-wage employment of … that the minimum wage reduces employment of low-skilled workers is clearly incorrect. A sizable majority of the studies …

confirms earlier findings that business-assistance living wage laws boost wages of the lowest wage workers at the cost of some …