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- Title
Effects of the Minimum Wage on the Employment Status of Youths.
- Authors
Wellington, Alison J.
- Abstract
The large decline in the relative value of the minimum wage during the 1980s makes that period a valuable one for identifying the impact of variation in the minimum wage on youth employment. This study produces the robust finding that, when the experience of the 1980s is included, a 10 percent increase in the minimum wage is estimated to reduce teen employment by less than 1 percent--the lower end of the range of previous estimates. Because this small employment effect is offset by a labor force withdrawal effect, the study finds no discernible effect on measured unemployment. The study also finds no apparent effect of the minimum wage on the employment of young adults aged 20-24.
- Publication
Journal of Human Resources, 1991, Vol 26, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
0022-166X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.2307/145715