Cities are increasingly setting their own minimum wages, and this trend has accelerated sharply in recent years. While in 2010 there were only three cities with their own minimum wages exceeding the state or federal standard, by 2020 there were 42. This new phenomenon raises the question: is it desirable to have city-level variation in minimum wage polices? We discuss the main trade-offs emerging from local variation in minimum wage polices and evaluate their empirical relevance. First, we document what type of cities raise minimum wages, and we discuss how these characteristics can potentially impact the effectiveness of city-level minimum wage policies. Second, we summarize the evolving evidence on city-level minimum wage changes and prov...
This paper reviews what we currently know about the benefits and costs of different varieties of a ...
The recent rise of sub-national minimum wage (MW) policies in the US has resulted in significant dis...
In this paper, I estimate the impact of minimum wage increases on the hourly wages of three typical ...
As of December 2018, over 40 localities in the United States have minimum wage laws that set a wage...
We examine the effects of minimum wage policies in six large cities with high citywide minimum wages...
We examine the effects of minimum wage policies in six large cities with high citywide minimum wages...
We measure the effects of six citywide minimum wages that ranged up to $13 in Chicago, the District ...
We measure the effects of six citywide minimum wages that ranged up to $13 in Chicago, the District ...
In this dissertation, I attempt to reduce the uncertainty surrounding the effects of minimum wage po...
Perhaps one of the most politically contentious debates arguably revolves around minimum wage rates,...
We propose a novel method that infers the employment effect of a minimum wage increase by comparing ...
This paper reviews what we currently know about the benefits and costs of different varieties of a "...
We propose a novel method that infers the employment effect of a minimum wage increase by comparing ...
This research brief discusses findings that show each additional dollar of minimum wage reduces infa...
This paper reviews what we currently know about the benefits and costs of different varieties of a ...
This paper reviews what we currently know about the benefits and costs of different varieties of a ...
The recent rise of sub-national minimum wage (MW) policies in the US has resulted in significant dis...
In this paper, I estimate the impact of minimum wage increases on the hourly wages of three typical ...
As of December 2018, over 40 localities in the United States have minimum wage laws that set a wage...
We examine the effects of minimum wage policies in six large cities with high citywide minimum wages...
We examine the effects of minimum wage policies in six large cities with high citywide minimum wages...
We measure the effects of six citywide minimum wages that ranged up to $13 in Chicago, the District ...
We measure the effects of six citywide minimum wages that ranged up to $13 in Chicago, the District ...
In this dissertation, I attempt to reduce the uncertainty surrounding the effects of minimum wage po...
Perhaps one of the most politically contentious debates arguably revolves around minimum wage rates,...
We propose a novel method that infers the employment effect of a minimum wage increase by comparing ...
This paper reviews what we currently know about the benefits and costs of different varieties of a "...
We propose a novel method that infers the employment effect of a minimum wage increase by comparing ...
This research brief discusses findings that show each additional dollar of minimum wage reduces infa...
This paper reviews what we currently know about the benefits and costs of different varieties of a ...
This paper reviews what we currently know about the benefits and costs of different varieties of a ...
The recent rise of sub-national minimum wage (MW) policies in the US has resulted in significant dis...
In this paper, I estimate the impact of minimum wage increases on the hourly wages of three typical ...