TY  - BOOK
AU  - Neumark,David
AU  - Wascher,William L.
TI  - Minimum Wages
T2  - The MIT Press Series
SN  - 9780262280563
AV  - HD4918 
U1  - 331.2/30973 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - MIT Press
KW  - Minimum wage -- United States
KW  - Income distribution -- United States
KW  - Labor supply -- United States
KW  - Minimum wage
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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ER  -