to maintain their real wages by reducing labor demand still further. Furthermore, we argue inflationary pressures have …

In this paper we examine the impact of rises in inactivity on wages in the US economy and find evidence of a … statistically significant negative effect. These nonparticipants exert additional downward pressure on wages over and above the … wages and find it has no different effect from that of short-term unemployment. Our analysis provides strong empirical …

exerts significant downward pressure on nominal wages. Finally, we consider the monetary policy implications of the …

exerts significant downward pressure on nominal wages. Finally, we consider the monetary policy implications of the …

This article explores the effects of living wages on low-wage workers and low-income families. First, earlier analyses … confirms earlier findings that business-assistance living wage laws boost wages of the lowest wage workers at the cost of some … that the poverty reductions generated by living wages may stem from income gains for individuals with higher wages or …