"new evidence based on methods that let the data identify the appropriate control groups leads to stronger evidence of disemployment effects, with teen employment elasticities near −0.3. We conclude that the evidence still shows that minimum wages pose a tradeoff of higher wages for some against job losses for others, and that policymakers need to bear this tradeoff in mind when making decisions about increasing the minimum wage."Addendum: This old post by Steve Landsburg on the unfairness of the minimum wage is worth rereading.
Thứ Ba, 3 tháng 12, 2013
Minimum Wage Redux
In his Times column today, Paul Krugman argues in favor of a higher minimum wage, suggesting that the adverse employment effects are trivial. Unfortunately, Paul presents a highly selective review of the literature. For example, this paper is relevant. From its abstract:
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