What does the minimum wage do? / Dale Belman, Paul J. Wolfson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belman, Dale, author.

Wolfson, Paul J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minimum wage--United States.

Minimum wage.

Working poor--United States.

Working poor.

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (488 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo Michigan : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book looks at which observable, measurable variables (e.g., wages, employment, school enrollment) the minimum wage influences; how long it takes for the variables to respond to the minimum wage and the size and desirability of the effect; why the minimum wage has the results it does (and not others); and the workers most likely to be affected by changes to the minimum wage. The emphasis is on studies that analyze data from the United States, but also touch on studies of data from other countries.

Contents:

Introduction

Employment

Meta-analysis

Wages and earnings

Human capital

Poverty and inequality

Gross flows in the labor market

Labor force participation rate, unemployment, and vacancies

The product market

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-88099-458-4

OCLC:

884035534