Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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971695 | Labour Economics | 2009 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
This paper examines the impact of minimum wages on earnings and employment in selected branches of the retail-trade sector, 1990–2005, using county-level data on employment and a panel regression framework that allows for county-specific trends in sectoral outcomes. We focus on specific subsectors within retail trade that are identified as particularly low-wage. We find little evidence of disemployment effects once we allow for geographic-specific trends. Indeed, in many sectors the evidence points to modest (but robust) positive employment effects.
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Authors
John T. Addison, McKinley L. Blackburn, Chad D. Cotti,