Minimum wages in the 21st century
This chapter surveys the literature on the impact of minimum wages on low-wage labor
markets. We describe and critically review the empirical methods in the new minimum wage …
markets. We describe and critically review the empirical methods in the new minimum wage …
Automatic reaction-what happens to workers at firms that automate?
We provide the first estimate of the impacts of automation on individual workers by
combining Dutch micro-data with a direct measure of automation expenditures covering …
combining Dutch micro-data with a direct measure of automation expenditures covering …
Minimum Wages, Efficiency, and Welfare
Many argue that minimum wages can prevent efficiency losses from monopsony power. We
assess this argument in a general equilibrium model of oligopsonistic labor markets with …
assess this argument in a general equilibrium model of oligopsonistic labor markets with …
What happens to workers at firms that automate?
We estimate the impact of firm-level automation on individual worker outcomes by
combining Dutch microdata with a direct measure of automation expenditures covering all …
combining Dutch microdata with a direct measure of automation expenditures covering all …
The effects of minimum wages on (almost) everything? A review of recent evidence on health and related behaviors
D Neumark - Labour, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
I review and assess the evidence on minimum wage effects on health outcomes and health‐
related behaviors. The evidence on physical health points in conflicting directions, leaning …
related behaviors. The evidence on physical health points in conflicting directions, leaning …
[PDF][PDF] The distributional impact of the minimum wage in the short and long run
E Hurst, PJ Kehoe, E Pastorino, T Winberry - 2022 - aeaweb.org
We develop a framework with worker heterogeneity, monopsony power, and putty-clay
technology in order to study the distributional impact of the minimum wage in the short and …
technology in order to study the distributional impact of the minimum wage in the short and …
The price and employment response of firms to the introduction of minimum wages
S Link - Journal of Public Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper studies the price and employment responses of firms to the introduction of a
nationwide minimum wage in Germany. Widely throughout the economy, affected firms …
nationwide minimum wage in Germany. Widely throughout the economy, affected firms …
Own-wage elasticity: Quantifying the impact of minimum wages on employment
A Dube, B Zipperer - 2024 - nber.org
The own-wage elasticity (OWE) of employment estimated using minimum wage increases
provides an economically meaningful measure of the policy on jobs. We discuss how to …
provides an economically meaningful measure of the policy on jobs. We discuss how to …
Unintended workplace safety consequences of minimum wages
We investigate the unintended impact of minimum wage increases on workplace safety.
Using establishment-level data from the United States and a cohort-based stacked …
Using establishment-level data from the United States and a cohort-based stacked …
[HTML][HTML] Unemployment effects of the German minimum wage in an equilibrium job search model
We structurally estimate an equilibrium search model using German administrative data and
use the model for counterfactual analyses of a uniform minimum wage. The model with …
use the model for counterfactual analyses of a uniform minimum wage. The model with …