that minimum wages reduce employment, with the exception of high school dropouts. In contrast, evidence strongly suggests … that the EITC boosts employment of young women (although not teenagers). We also explore how minimum wages and the EITC … the EITC boosts employment and earnings for minority women, and coupling the EITC with a higher minimum wage appears to …

is dynamic and flexible enough to accommodate anyone who wants to work. A public employment program would complement the …

paper is threefold: first, we show that the model provides a good fit for employment and unemployment volatility, as well as … volatility of employment and unemployment. Finally, we show the role of search costs in shaping those results. -- matching …

individual characteristics, preferences over working hours, job-search strategies, and employment histories. We find substantial … unemployed do not directly compete with employed job seekers. -- on-the-job search ; unemployment ; job competition ; employment …