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A higher minimum wage- a mistake waiting to happen
Miller, Preston J. (1999-09)
The Region , Volume 13 , Issue Sep , Pages 36, 27

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The minimum wage and the labor market
Tasci, Murat; Rocheteau, Guillaume (2007-05)
New models of employment show that there are some cases in which a minimum wage can have positive effects on employment and social welfare. The effects depend ultimately on the prevailing market wage and the frictions in the market. Evidence to date does not support the view that raising the minimum wage will lead to positive employment effects.
Economic Commentary , Issue May

Working Paper
The effect of the minimum wage on hours of work
Zavodny, Madeline (1996)
Working Papers , Paper 9614

Newsletter
How Much Did the Minimum Wage Drive Real Wage Growth During the Late 2010s?
Hu, Luojia; Aaronson, Daniel; Rajan, Aastha (2020)
For much of the recent expansion, real wage growth was surprisingly sluggish, by some measures never reaching its pace prior to the 2008 financial crisis, despite tight labor markets that drove the unemployment rate to 3.5%. However, on average, the lowest-earning workers fared substantially better, consistently experiencing real wage growth of 6% or more for much of the late 2010s, a pace well above the previous two decades.
Chicago Fed Letter , Issue 435

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Are minimum wages intrusive?
Zaretsky, Adam M. (1994-04)
The Regional Economist , Issue Apr , Pages 10-11

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Did Racially Motivated Labor Policy Reverse Equality Gains for Everyone?
Wolcott, Erin (2024-05-16)
Labor protection policies in the 1950s and 1960s helped many low- and middle-wage white workers in the United States achieve the American Dream. This coincided with historically low levels of inequality across income deciles. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964, policies that had previously helped build the white middle class reversed, especially in states with a larger Black population. Calibrating a labor search model to match minimum wages, unemployment benefits, and bargaining power before and after the Civil Rights Act, I find declining labor protections explain half of the rise in 90/10 ...
Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers , Paper 090

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Seeking Common Ground Through E-Mail (And Finding Our Hardheaded Hearts)
McTeer, Robert D. (2001)
Remarks by Bob McTeer, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, before the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas conference "New Roads and E-Roads: Market Innovations in Community Development," Dallas, August 24, 2001.
e-Perspectives , Volume 1 , Issue 4

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Minimum wage as price support
Miller, Preston J. (1999-10)
Fedgazette , Volume 11 , Issue Oct , Pages 19

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Minimum wage rate
Furlong, Frederick T.; Charney, Marc (1988)
FRBSF Economic Letter

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A minimum wager
Mahon, Joe (2007-03)
Will a rising wage floor lift all workers, or put too many in the unemployment line?
Fedgazette , Volume 19 , Issue Mar , Pages 17-19

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