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Peer reviewedNeumark, David; Wascher, William – Economics of Education Review, 2003
Examines the effects of minimum wage on schooling, seeking to reconcile some of the contradictory results in recent research using Current Population Survey data from the late 1970s through the 1980s. Findings point to negative effects of minimum wages on school enrollment, bolstering the findings of negative effects of minimum wages on enrollment…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Human Capital
Direct linkNeumark, David; Schweitzer, Mark; Wascher, William – Journal of Human Resources, 2004
This paper provides evidence on a wide set of margins along which labor markets can adjust in response to increases in the minimum wage, including wages, hours, employment, and ultimately labor income. Not surprisingly, the evidence indicates that low-wage workers are most strongly affected, while higher-wage workers are little affected. Workers…
Descriptors: Minimum Wage, Labor Market, Working Hours, Employment
