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Univariate Regressions of Employment on Minimum Wages in the Panel of U.S. States
Keil, Manfred W.; Robertson, Donald; Symons, James - 2009
The paper finds a strong negative correlation between youth employment and minimum wages for the panel of U.S. states, 1976-2007. Such a correlation is not observed in earlier panels. The source of the new results is traced to the greater variance of minimum wages across states emerging after...
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More on recent evidence on the effects of minimum wages in the United States
Neumark, David; Salas, J. M. Ian; Wascher, William L. - In: IZA journal of labor policy 3 (2014), pp. 1-26
minimum wage studies. IZA Discussion Paper No. 7638, Bonn, Germany have challenged our conclusions, continuing the debate …
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Revisiting the minimum wage-employment debate : throwing out the baby with the bathwater?
Neumark, David; Salas, J. M. Ian; Wascher, William L. - 2013
We revisit the minimum wage-employment debate, which is as old as the Department of Labor. In particular, we assess new studies claiming that the standard panel data approach used in much of the "new minimum wage research" is flawed because it fails to account for spatial heterogeneity. These...
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The Effect of the Tipped Minimum Wage on Employees in the U.S. Restaurant Industry
Even, William E. - 2013
According to federal law in 2013, employers can take a credit of up to $5.13 for tips received by workers in satisfying the minimum wage requirement of $7.25. This study uses interstate variation in laws regarding tip credits and minimum wages to identify the effects of reducing or eliminating...
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The Effect of Tip Credits on Earnings and Employment in the U.S. Restaurant Industry
Even, William E. - 2013
According to federal law in 2012, employers can take a credit of up to $5.13 for tips received by workers in satisfying the minimum wage requirement of $7.25. This study uses interstate variation in laws regarding tip credits and minimum wages to identify the effects of reducing or eliminating...
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Confronting Low Pay : Minimum Wage Policy and Employment in the U.S. and France
Howell, David - 2012
Nearly one-third of all American workers are paid very low wages, the highest rate among wealthy nations. An incidence of low pay at this level has obvious implications for the current standard of living for a substantial share of American families. But of particular concern are the implications...
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The effect of tip credits on earnings and employment in the US restaurant industry
Even, William E.; Macpherson, David A. - 2012
According to federal law in 2012, employers can take a credit of up to $5.13 for tips received by workers in satisfying the minimum wage requirement of $7.25. This study uses interstate variation in laws regarding tip credits and minimum wages to identify the effects of reducing or eliminating...
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Minimum Wage Effects Within Census Based Statistical Areas : A Matched Pair Cross-Border Analysis
Taylor, Garrett C.; West, James E. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Using monthly data from major U.S. metropolitan areas that span state borders, we estimate the elasticity of employment with respect to the minimum wage using a difference-in-differences design with continuous treatment in two-digit industries of 71 (Arts, Entertainment and Recreation) and 72...
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Spillover Effects from Voluntary Employer Minimum Wages
Derenoncourt, Ellora; Noelke, Clemens; Weil, David - 2021
Low unionization rates, a falling real federal minimum wage, and prevalent non-competes characterize low-wage jobs in the United States and contribute to growing inequality. In recent years, a number of private employers have opted to institute or raise company-wide minimum wages for their...
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Mindestlohn in Deutschland, Großbritannien und in den USA
Bossler, Mario - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 96 (2016) 6, pp. 422-425
. Erste Evaluationsergebnisse zeigen, dass der Mindestlohn in Deutschland nur einen moderaten Beschäftigungsverlust nach sich …Die Diskusssion über die Auswirkungen des allgemeinen gesetzlichen Mindestlohns in Deutschland ist in vollem Gange … zog, wobei langfristige Auswirkungen zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt schwierig zu schätzen sind. Während in Deutschland gefordert …
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