A central issue in estimating the employment effects of minimum wages is the appropriate comparison group for states … reduce employment of less-skilled workers. In Neumark et al. (Ind Labor Relat Rev 67:608-648, 2014), we present evidence that …

employment. In East Germany, at the time of its introduction, the minimum wage was more strongly binding than in West Germany … negligible impact on employment of domestic workers. Because of data restrictions, a causal analysis of the effects on foreign …