Minimum wages exist in more than one hundred countries, both industrialized and
developing. The United States passed a federal minimum wage law in 1938 and has …

We review the burgeoning literature on the employment effects of minimum wages–in the
United States and in other countries–that was spurred by the new minimum wage research …

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We examine the effects of minimum wage legislation in Canada over the period 1975–93.
For teenagers we find that a 10% increase in the minimum wage is associated with roughly …

We investigate differences in labour market transition rates between high and low minimum
wage regimes using Canadian data spanning 1979–2008. We find that higher minimum …

The authors estimate the effect of the 2004–6 New York State (NYS) minimum wage
increase from 5.15to 6.75 per hour on the employment rates of 16-to 29-year-olds who do …

Prior surveys of empirical research on the minimum wage have been organized around the
question “What does the minimum wage affect?” This survey is organized around the …

Using quarterly Census data for 1996–2000, the author evaluates how minimum wages
affected teenage employment at the county level. An analysis that includes all counties …

Theoretical work on minimum wage policy emphasizes labor market dynamics, but the
resulting implications for worker mobility remain largely untested. The authors show that in …

The minimum wage is an economic and social policy tool that is both powerful and flexible.
Drawing on a comprehensive database of the principal legal provisions and minimum-wage …