The effects of minimum wages throughout the wage distribution

Workers initially earning near the minimum wage are adversely affected by minimum wage increases, while, not surprisingly, higher-wage workers are little affected. Although the pay of low-wage workers increases, their hours and employment decline, and the combined effect of these changes is a decline in earned income.

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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Neumark, David ; Schweitzer, Mark ; Wascher, William
Institutions:	Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Subject:	Minimum wage

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 9919
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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