Minimum Wages, On‐the‐Job Training, and Wage Growth

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Journal: Southern Economic Journal
Year: 1999
Volume: 65
Issue: 3
Pages: 539-556

Authors (2)

Adam J. Grossberg (Trinity College) Paul Sicilian (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

Using data from the Employment Opportunities Pilot Project, we examine the relationships between minimum wages, wage growth, and on‐the‐job training. We find that minimum wage jobs exhibit less wage growth than other jobs, particularly for men. We find no evidence, however, of a unique minimum wage effect on training opportunities. We conclude that indirect methods of proxying training with wage growth can be misleading as they fail to distinguish whether the reduced wage growth of workers on minimum wage jobs results from their receiving less training than other workers or whether it is strictly a result of the wage determination process.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:soecon:v:65:y:1999:i:3:p:539-556
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25