USING REGIONAL VARIATION IN WAGES TO MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF THE FEDERAL MINIMUM-WAGE
USING REGIONAL VARIATION IN WAGES TO MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF THE FEDERAL MINIMUM-WAGE
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10.2307/2524736
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发表时间：
1992-10-01
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CARD, D
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CARD, D
国家最低工资标准的实施提供了一个自然的实验，根据最初收入低于新最低工资标准的工人比例，各州的“待遇效应”有所不同。作者利用这一事实来评估1990年4月提高联邦最低工资对青少年工资、就业和入学率的影响。对分组和各州数据的比较证实，最低工资的提高提高了青少年的工资。没有证据表明相应的青少年就业损失或青少年入学率的变化。
The imposition of a national minimum wage standard provides a natural experiment in which the "treatment effect" varies across states depending on the fraction of workers initially earning less than the new minimum. The author exploits this fact to evaluate the effect of the April 1990 increase in the federal minimum wage on teenagers' wages, employment, and school enrollment. Comparisons of grouped and individual state data confirm that the rise in the minimum wage increased teenagers' wages. There is no evidence of corresponding losses in teenage employment or changes in teenage school enrollment.