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1.

Minimum Wages and Employment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2570
Number of pages: 156 Posted: 06 Feb 2007
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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minimum wage, employment

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Minimum Wages, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Employment: Evidence from the Post-Welfare Reform Era

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Minimum Wages, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Employment: Evidence from the Post-Welfare Reform Era

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2610
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Mar 2007
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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minimum wage, Earned Income Tax Credit, welfare reform, employment

Does a Higher Minimum Wage Enhance the Effectiveness of the Earned Income Tax Credit?

NBER Working Paper No. w12915
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 23 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity in the United States During and after the Great Recession

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Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity in the United States During and after the Great Recession

FEDS Working Paper No. 2016-001R1
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2016
Bruce Fallick, Michael Lettau and William Wascher
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity in the United States during and after the Great Recession

FRB of Cleveland Working Paper No. 1602
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 11 Jan 2016
Bruce Fallick, Michael Lettau and William Wascher
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity in the United States during and after the Great Recession

FRB of Cleveland Working Paper No. 16-02R
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 30 Mar 2020
Bruce Fallick, Daniel Villar Vallenas and William Wascher
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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wage rigidity

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Minimum Wages, Labor Market Institutions, and Youth Employment: A Cross-National Analysis

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 15 Sep 2003
William Wascher and David Neumark
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Minimum wages, youth employment, labor market institutions

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Minimum Wages and Employment: A Review of Evidence from the New Minimum Wage Research

NBER Working Paper No. w12663
Number of pages: 155 Posted: 20 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 08 Aug 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Compensating Differentials and Evolution in the Quality-of-Life Among U.S. States

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Compensating Differentials and Evolution in the Quality-of-Life Among U.S. States

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Nov 2001
Joe Mattey, William Wascher and Stuart A. Gabriel
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and University of California, Los Angeles - Anderson School of Management
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Compensating Differentials and Evolution in the Quality-of-Life Among U.S. States

Posted: 14 Nov 2001
Joe Mattey, William Wascher and Stuart A. Gabriel
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and University of California, Los Angeles - Anderson School of Management

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The Effect of New Jersey's Minimum Wage Increase on Fast-Food Employment: A Re-Evaluation Using Payroll Records

NBER Working Paper No. w5224
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Labor Force Participation: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

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Labor Force Participation: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

FRB of Cleveland Working Paper No. 14-10
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 12 Sep 2014
Stephanie Aaronson, Tomaz Cajner, Bruce Fallick, Felix Galbis-Reig, Christopher L. Smith and William Wascher
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Labor force participation, retirement behavior, disability insurance

Labor Force Participation: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

FEDS Working Paper No. 2014-64
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 20 Sep 2014
Stephanie Aaronson, Tomaz Cajner, Bruce Fallick, Felix Galbis-Reig, Christopher L. Smith and William Wascher
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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labor force participation, retirement behavior, disability insurance, implications of an aging population, youth employment, labor market slack, labor market fluctuations and the business cycle

Labor Force Participation: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

FEDS Working Paper No. 2014-64
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 31 May 2017
Stephanie Aaronson, Tomaz Cajner, Bruce Fallick, Felix Galbis-Reig, Christopher L. Smith and William Wascher
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Is the Time-Series Evidence on Minimum Wage Effects Contaminated by Publication Bias?

NBER Working Paper No. w5631
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Aug 1996 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Distribution of Family Incomes: A Nonparametric Analysis

FRB of Cleveland Working Paper No. 04-12
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 31 Oct 2007
David Neumark, Mark Schweitzer and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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minimum wages, poverty, nonparametric, family incomes

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The Effects of Minimum Wages Throughout the Wage Distribution

NBER Working Paper No. w7519
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 May 2000 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2022
David Neumark, Mark Schweitzer and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Do Minimum Wages Fight Poverty?

NBER Working Paper No. w6127
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Aug 2000 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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The Effects of Minimum Wages on Teenage Employment and Enrollment: Evidence from Matched CPS Surveys

NBER Working Paper No. w5092
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 22 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Revisiting the Minimum Wage-Employment Debate: Throwing Out the Baby with the Bathwater?

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Revisiting the Minimum Wage-Employment Debate: Throwing Out the Baby with the Bathwater?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7166
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 02 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
David Neumark, John Michael Ian S Salas and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Center for Population and Development Studies and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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control groups, employment, minimum wage

Revisiting the Minimum Wage-Employment Debate: Throwing Out the Baby with the Bathwater?

NBER Working Paper No. w18681
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 12 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2023
David Neumark, John Michael Ian S Salas and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Center for Population and Development Studies and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Sacrifice Ratios and the Conduct of Monetary Policy in Conditions of Low Inflation

BIS Working Paper No. 82
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 13 Dec 2005
Palle Schelde Andersen (deceased) and William Wascher
affiliation not provided to SSRN (deceased) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Using the EITC to Help Poor Families: New Evidence and a Comparision with the Minimum Wage

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Using the EITC to Help Poor Families: New Evidence and a Comparision with the Minimum Wage

NBER Working Paper No. w7599
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 11 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Using the EITC to Help Poor Families: New Evidence and a Comparision with the Minimum Wage

Posted: 16 Oct 2001
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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Minimum Wage Effects and Low-Wage Labor Markets: A Disequilibrium Approach

NBER Working Paper No. w4617
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 24 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Aggregate Supply in the United States: Recent Developments and Implications for the Conduct of Monetary Policy

FEDS Working Paper No. 2013-77
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 09 Jan 2014
David Reifschneider, William Wascher and David W. Wilcox
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Aggregate supply, structural unemployment, trend productivity, hysteresis in labor markets, aggregate demand, monetary policy, financial crisis

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Minimum Wage Effects on Employment and School Enrollment

NBER Working Paper No. w4679
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 29 Dec 2000 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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A Cross-National Analysis of the Effects of Minimum Wages on Youth Employment

NBER Working Paper No. w7299
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 30 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Employment Effects of Minimum and Subminimum Wages: Reply to Card, Katz and Krueger

NBER Working Paper No. w4570
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 26 Aug 2000 Last Revised: 29 Dec 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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The Cyclical Sensitivity of Seasonality in Us Employment

BIS Working Paper No. 67
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Dec 2005
Spencer D. Krane and William Wascher
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - Economic Research and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Minimum Wages and Training Revisited

NBER Working Paper No. w6651
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 Dec 1998 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Evidence on Employment Effects of Minimum Wages and Subminimum Wage Provisions from Panel Data on State Minimum Wage Laws

NBER Working Paper No. w3859
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2022
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Distribution of Family Incomes: A Non-Parametric Analysis

NBER Working Paper No. w6536
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 22 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2022
David Neumark, Mark Schweitzer and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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More on Recent Evidence on the Effects of Minimum Wages in the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w20619
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 Oct 2014
David Neumark, John Michael Ian S Salas and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Center for Population and Development Studies and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Okun Revisited: Who Benefits Most from a Strong Economy

FEDS Working Paper No. 2019-072
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 22 Oct 2019
Stephanie Aaronson, Mary C. Daly, William Wascher and David W. Wilcox
Brookings Institution, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Business Cycles, Inequality, Labor supply and demand, Racial Disparities, Unemployment

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Minimum Wage Effects on School and Work Transitions of Teenagers

Posted: 10 Oct 1998
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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The Cyclical Sensitivity of Seasonality in U.S. Employment

Finance and Economics Discussion Series (95-43)
Posted: 14 Jul 1998
Spencer D. Krane and William Wascher
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - Economic Research and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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Reconciling the Evidence of Employment Effects of Minimum Wages: A Review of Our Research Findings

Posted: 09 Jul 1998
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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Inflation, Nominal Wage Rigidity, and the Efficiency of Labor Markets

Posted: 25 Jun 1998
David E. Lebow, David J. Stockton and William Wascher
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Minimum Wage Effects of Employment and School Enrollment: Reply to Evans and Turner

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Finance and Econ. Disc. Series 96-28
Posted: 06 Nov 1996
David Neumark and William Wascher
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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