Mandated wage floors and the wage structure: Analyzing the ripple effects of minimum and prevailing wage laws

This dissertation empirically investigates the extent of ripple effects associated with changes in mandated wage floors in the United States. Ripple effects are generally theorized to exist because employers provide wage increases beyond those legally required in order to preserve a particular wage...

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Main Author: Wicks-Lim, Jeannette
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2005
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3193959