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Minimum Wages by Neumark, David, Wascher, William L

“…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…”
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Minimum wages and employment by Neumark, David, Wascher, William L

“…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…”
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Okun Revisited: Who Benefits Most from a Strong Economy? by AARONSON, STEPHANIE R., DALY, MARY C., WASCHER, WILLIAM L., WILCOX, DAVID W.

“…Previous research has shown that the labor market experiences of less advantaged groups are more cyclically sensitive than the labor market experiences of more…”
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Minimum wages by Neumark, David, Wascher, William L

“…"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…”
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Compensating differentials and evolution in the quality-of-life among U.S. states by Gabriel, Stuart A., Mattey, Joe P., Wascher, William L.

“…This paper provides estimates of evolution in quality-of-life rankings for U.S. states over the 1981–1990 period. Our findings indicate that the…”
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Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: Lessons from past Productivity Booms by Ferguson, Roger W., Wascher, William L.

“…A number of observers argue that the present era of robust trend productivity growth will soon come to an end. Others contend that the potential gains to…”
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REVISITING THE MINIMUM WAGE–EMPLOYMENT DEBATE: THROWING OUT THE BABY WITH THE BATHWATER? by NEUMARK, DAVID, SALAS, J. M. IAN, WASCHER, WILLIAM

“…The authors revisit the long-running minimum wage–employment debate to assess new studies claiming that estimates produced by the panel data approach commonly…”
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The Political Economy of Minimum Wages by Wascher, William L, Neumark, David

“…We have spent much of this book presenting evidence that minimum wages are a relatively ineffective social policy for aiding the poor. They entail…”
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The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment by Wascher, William L, Neumark, David

“…How minimum wages affect employment has been the most prominent issue with respect to the evaluation of minimum wage policies, and indeed one of the most…”
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The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Distribution of Incomes by Wascher, William L, Neumark, David

“…There is something of a disjuncture in debates over the minimum wage. As the massive number of studies on the employment effects of minimum wages indicates,…”
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The Effects of Minimum Wages on Skills by Wascher, William L, Neumark, David

“…Most research on minimum wages, and much of the research we have discussed up to this point, focuses on the employment and wage effects of minimum wages…”
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The History of the Minimum Wage in the United States by Wascher, William L, Neumark, David

“…The minimum wage has a lengthy and extensive history in the United States, in terms of both its implementation and its interaction with economic research. In…”
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Minimum Wage Effects on the Distribution of Wages and Earnings by Wascher, William L, Neumark, David

“…The previous chapter reviewed the extensive literature on the employment effects of minimum wages, highlighting along the way research that focuses on the…”
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More on recent evidence on the effects of minimum wages in the United States by Neumark, David, Salas, J. M. Ian, Wascher, William

“…A central issue in estimating the employment effects of minimum wages is the appropriate comparison group for states (or other regions) that adopt or increase…”
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Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast-Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania: Comment by Neumark, David, Wascher, William

“…In this paper, we present new evidence based on administrative payroll records obtained from a sample of Burger King (BK), Wendy's, Roy Rogers (RR), and…”
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Minimum Wages, Labor Market Institutions, and Youth Employment: A Cross-National Analysis by Neumark, David, Wascher, William

“…The authors estimate the employment effects of changes in national minimum wages using a pooled cross-section time-series data set comprising 17 OECD countries…”
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Does migration arbitrage regional labor market differentials? by Gabriel, S A, Shack-marquez, J, Wascher, W L

“…"This paper examines the determinants of regional migration [in the United States] in the 1980s using a place-to-place migration model in which migration flows…”
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The Effects of Minimum Wages on Prices and Profits by David Neumark, William L. Wascher

“…In comparison with the voluminous literature on the effects of the minimum wage on employment and wages, there has been relatively little research on the…”
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Can We Improve Upon Preliminary Estimates of Payroll Employment Growth? by Neumark, David, Wascher, William L.

“…We explore the feasibility of improving upon the preliminary estimates of payroll employment growth from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics by predicting…”
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The Effects of Minimum Wages on Prices and Profits by Neumark, David, Wascher, William L

“…This chapter reviews research on the effects of minimum wages on prices and profits. Topics covered include the theoretical link between the minimum wage and…”
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