Pichler, Stefan; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2021
market consequences. We use the Synthetic Control Group Method (SCGM) and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW …) to estimate the causal effect of mandated sick leave on employment and wages. We do not find much evidence that … employment or wages were significantly affected by the mandates which typically allow employees to earn one hour of paid sick …