RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Effects of the Minimum Wage on Employment Dynamics JF Journal of Human Resources JO J Hum Resour FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 500 OP 522 DO 10.3368/jhr.51.2.0414-6298R1 VO 51 IS 2 A1 Meer, Jonathan A1 West, Jeremy YR 2016 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/51/2/500.abstract AB The voluminous literature on minimum wages offers little consensus on the extent to which a wage floor impacts employment. We argue that the minimum wage will impact employment over time through changes in growth rather than an immediate drop in relative employment levels. We show that commonly used specifications in this literature, especially those that include state-specific time trends, will not accurately capture these effects. Using three separate state panels of administrative employment data, we find that the minimum wage reduces job growth over a period of several years. This finding is supported using several empirical specifications.