Although many have expressed concern over whether generous welfare policies discourage the employment of single mothers … employment. Using the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), we conduct a cross-national, multi-level analysis of the effects of social … policy generosity on single mother employment in 17 affluent democracies. We find high rates of single mother employment …

first set illustrates the development of their employment situation more generally while the second set reports results …

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

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

employment, including hours, prices, turnover, training, performance standards, and non-labor costs. Exploiting variation in the … cost impact of the MW across restaurants, we find no significant effect of the MW increases on employment or hours over the …

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