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Minimum Wages.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The MIT Press SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : MIT Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (388 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780262280563
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Minimum WagesDDC classification:
  • 331.2/30973
LOC classification:
  • HD4918
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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