The state-federal dichotomy in the effects of minimum wages on teenage employment in the United States

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 105
Issue: 3
Pages: 267-269

Authors (2)

Bazen, Stephen (Aix-Marseille Université) Le Gallo, Julie (Institut National de Recherche...)

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Abstract

For the period 1984-1997, we find that state-level minimum wage hikes had no negative employment impact whereas federal hikes did. This dichotomy may account for the differences between the results of the 'new economics of the minimum wage' and time series studies.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:105:y:2009:i:3:p:267-269
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General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24