both hourly wages and annual work hours. Fourth, the returns to cognitive skill are greater for women than men and for … corresponding changes in hourly wages. Fifth, the average gains in lifetime incomes predicted to result from greater levels of …

affirm the absence of anticipation effects and verify the assumption of a common trend in wages before the reform. Based on … hourly wages, we compute two regional bite indicators - the share of affected employees and the Kaitz index - for 141 …

afirm the absence of anticipation effects and verify the assumption of a common trend in wages before the reform. Based on … hourly wages, we compute two regional bite indicators - the share of affected employees and the Kaitz index - for 141 …

whose minimum wages are among the highest in the world. Analyzing the characteristics of low wage workers, I find that those … who earn near-minimum wages are disproportionately female, unmarried and young, without post-school qualifications and … plausible parameters for the effect of minimum wages on hourly wages and employment, I estimate the impact of a minimum wage …