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Economists' new research shows positive effects of minimum-wage increases ... The other study, "Minimum Wage Effects Across State Borders: Estimates Using Contiguous Counties," by Dube, T. William Lester and Reich, compared all neighboring U.S. counties across state borders with different minimum-wage levels between 1990...
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Edward Kennedy's (D-Mass.) Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004 proposes increasing the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.00. Some Republican leaders and employer-backed organizations have come up with a ... The reason is simple: people aren't widgets and increases in wage rates can have positive effects on worker behavior.
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The best recent research on the economic impact of the minimum wage shows positive effects without job loss. ... Card found that the minimum wage had a positive effect on wages, but no significant employment effects one way or the other.
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Increasing the Minimum Wage Would Help Hard-Pressed Families Pay for Groceries, Rent, ... The strong labor market of the last four years, however, is not definitive proof that the minimum wage has no adverse effects on employment. ... These papers show that a moderate minimum wage can have a positive effect on employment.
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A debate of pros and cons concerning the raising of State Minimum Wage ... DEBATE; RAISING MINIMUM WAGE IN NY ... Bill A05132 has once again passed the New York State Assembly. This Bill would raise minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.75 per hour with an annual cost of living increase.
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Bluestone and Ghilarducci (1996), for example, noted that only a small proportion of the poor would directly benefit from increasing the minimum wage, despite the fact that nearly 75 percent of poor ... Economic theory suggests that teens bear most of the disemployment effects resulting from a minimum wage hike,
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Increasing the minimum wage by one dollar will provide an increase of about $2,000 a year for a full-time, year-round minimum wage worker. ... Figure 2 displays the bottom line of the research, the estimated effects of minimum wage increases on the income-to-needs distribution. To better understand the figure,
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The debate over increasing the minimum wage usually includes claims about the impact of this action on employment levels and wage levels. This report examines data and studies that compare minimum wage levels and employment levels by state. ... Neumark, D. & Wascher, W. "Employment Effects of Minimum and Subminimum Wages:
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www.uvm.edu/~vlrs/doc/min_wage.htm
www.uvm.edu/~vlrs/doc/min_wage.htm
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Should the Minimum Wage Be Abolished (i.e. Reduced to $0.00)? ... The vast majority of economists believe the minimum wage law costs the economy thousands of jobs. ... Teenagers, workers in training, college students, interns, and part-time workers all have their options and opportunities limited by the minimum wage.
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www.balancedpolitics.org/minimum_wage.htm
www.balancedpolitics.org/minimum_wage.htm
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