What Does the Minimum Wage Do?
This book make sense of the scores of research studies on the minimum wage that began in the early 1990s. The authors look at who is affected by the minimum wage, both directly and indirectly; which observable, measurable variables (e.g., wages, employment, school enrollment) the minimum wage influe...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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W.E. Upjohn Institute
2014
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| Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication Open Access: DOAB, download the publication |
| Summary: | This book make sense of the scores of research studies on the minimum wage that began in the early 1990s. The authors look at who is affected by the minimum wage, both directly and indirectly; which observable, measurable variables (e.g., wages, employment, school enrollment) the minimum wage influences; how long it takes for the variables to respond to the minimum wage and the size and desirability of the effect; why the minimum wage has the results it does (and not others); and the workers most likely to be affected by changes to the minimum wage. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780880994569 9780880994583 j.ctvh4zgf2 |
| Access: | Open Access |