Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5062437 | Economics Letters | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We construct a simple model where ex-ante homogeneous firms offer jobs with different wages and effort levels to ex-ante homogeneous workers. A minimum wage is shown to be welfare reducing because of its effect on the distribution of wages and effort.
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Authors
Joel Shapiro,