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 low-skilled individuals by roughly 2.5 percentage points. The effects of smaller statutory increases and … relationship between minimum wage increases and employment is quite strongly negative in states that began enacting substantial …

employment among low-skilled individuals by just over 2 percentage points. The effects of smaller increases are more variable and … with employment among low-skilled individuals, while relatively early and large increases are strongly negatively … correlated with employment. Analysis of future data will be needed to determine whether this apparent difference between short …

We summarize recent research on the wage and employment effects of minimum wage laws in the U.S. and infer from non …

have reduced employment among low-skilled population groups by just under 1.5 percentage points. Our estimates of the …