The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Distribution of Family Incomes: A Nonparametric Analysis.

An oft-stated goal of the minimum wage is to raise incomes of poor or low-income families. We present nonparametric estimates of the effects of minimum wages on the distribution of family income relative to needs in the United States. Although minimum wages increase the incomes of some poor families...

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Publicado en:Journal of Human Resources Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 867 - 895
Autores principales: Neumark, David, Schweitzer, Mark, Wascher, William
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Press Fall2005
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