Minimum Wages.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (388 pages)
- The MIT Press Series .
- The MIT Press Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The History of the Minimum Wage in the United States -- 3 The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment -- 4 Minimum Wage Effects on the Distribution of Wages and Earnings -- 5 The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Distribution of Incomes -- 6 The Effects of Minimum Wages on Skills -- 7 The Effects of Minimum Wages on Prices and Pro ts -- 8 The Political Economy of Minimum Wages -- 9 Summary and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index.
A comprehensive review of evidence on the effect of minimum wages on employment, skills, wage and income distributions, and longer-term labor market outcomes concludes that the minimum wage is not a good policy tool.
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Minimum wage -- United States. Income distribution -- United States. Labor supply -- United States. Minimum wage.