Minimum wages exist in more than one hundred countries, both industrialized and
developing. The United States passed a federal minimum wage law in 1938 and has …

We review the burgeoning literature on the employment effects of minimum wages–in the
United States and in other countries–that was spurred by the new minimum wage research …

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Using pooled cross‐sectional data from the 1992 to 2005 March Current Population Survey
(CPS), this study examines the relationship between minimum wage increases and the …

We investigate differences in labour market transition rates between high and low minimum
wage regimes using Canadian data spanning 1979–2008. We find that higher minimum …

I discuss the econometrics and the economics of past research on the effects of minimum
wages on employment in the United States. My intent is to try to identify key questions raised …

The authors estimate the effect of the 2004–6 New York State (NYS) minimum wage
increase from 5.15to 6.75 per hour on the employment rates of 16-to 29-year-olds who do …

The availability of higher-paying jobs for low-skilled individuals has been documented to
reduce crime. This study explores the impact of one of the most prominent labor policies …

Using data drawn from the March Current Population Survey, we find that state and federal
minimum wage increases between 2003 and 2007 had no effect on state poverty rates …

Extending the work of Card and Krueger, we find minimum‐wage increases (1988–2003)
did not affect poverty rates overall, or among the working poor or among single mothers …