Distributional impacts of a local living wage increase with ability sorting

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 112
Issue: 3
Pages: 283-286

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

I develop a model of ability sorting of low-wage workers across multiple markets when one market substantially increases its wage floor using a living wage. The wage floor increase can increase or decrease employment probabilities in both covered and uncovered markets.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:112:y:2011:i:3:p:283-286
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General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-24