Minimum Wage & the Informal Sector: Evidence from a Day Labor Center
Much debate surrounds the effect the minimum wage has on employment. Economic theory suggests that the minimum wage acts as a price floor in the labor market and thus leads to disemployment. However, empirical evidence from a variety of industries, states, and age groups suggests that the minimum wa...
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Scholarship @ Claremont
2017
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Online Access: | http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1018 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2082&context=scripps_theses |