) increased entry of high-wage firms boosts the effect of rising schooling attainment on mean log wages by 25%, and (iii) the …

--incorporating monopsony power, minimum wages, and unemployment. I estimate the extended canonical model using national data and, separately … model. I document that minimum wages--together with supply and demand--play a central role in shaping the evolution of the U …

We examine union-non-union differentials in wages and hours in the United States over the last 50 years using data from … earnings has been falling since the Great Recession. The union differential in weekly wages has been more stable. Although it … reflects unions' ability to tackle under-employment, such that union workers work closer to the hours they desire than their …

the work force. However, estimates of employment effects of minimum wages tell us little about whether minimum wages are … can achieve this goal; even if the disemployment effects of minimum wages are modest, minimum wage increases could result … in net income losses for poor families. We present evidence on the effects of minimum wages on family incomes from …

minimum wages, attempting to understand the vigorous support of labor unions for minimum wage increases. Using the same … the minimum wage, including wages, hours, employment, and ultimately labor income, representing the central margins of … surprisingly, higher-wage workers are little affected. Although wages of low-wage workers increase , their hours and employment …