Employment and distribution effects of the minimum wage

► We model an economy with high- and low-tech jobs, and high- and low-skill workers. ► Over-education (high-skill workers in low-tech jobs) can be generated endogenously. ► An increase in the minimum wage can raise both total and low-skill employment. ► Evidence from the US suggests these theoretica...

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Published in:Journal of economic behavior & organization 2012-09, Vol.84 (1), p.245-264
Main Authors: Slonimczyk, Fabián, Skott, Peter
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Earnings inequality
Education
Efficiency wage
Efficiency wages
Employment
Evidence
Falls
Income inequality
Inequalities
Labor economics
Minimum wage
Minimum wages
Monopsony
Over-education
Relative wages
Studies
U.S.A
Wage differential
Wages
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Education
Efficiency wage
Efficiency wages
Employment
Evidence
Falls
Income inequality
Inequalities
Labor economics
Minimum wage
Minimum wages
Monopsony
Over-education
Relative wages
Studies
U.S.A
Wage differential
Wages
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