Neumark, David.

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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