 Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment Dynamics and Prices in the Restaurant Sector: Canada, 1983–2016Michele Campolieti Canadian Public Policy, 2018, vol. 44, issue 4, 317-341 Abstract: I estimate the effects of the minimum wage on employment growth and prices in the restaurant industry, using Canadian data from 1983–2000 and 2001–2016. I use a specification that considers lagged effects of the minimum wage as well as longer differences in the data. I find that there is no statistically significant effect on employment growth during 1983–2000, but I find some evidence of pass-through effects of the minimum wage on prices. For 2001–2016, I find a statistically significant and negative effect on employment growth but less evidence of pass-through effects on prices in the short run. However, I find more evidence of pass-through effects on prices when I consider longer adjustment periods based on a specification using longer differences in the data. Keywords: minimum wages; dynamics; long-run effects; restaurant sector; employment growth; restaurant prices (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:cpp:issued:v:44:y:2018:i:4:p:317-341 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Canadian Public Policy is currently edited by Prof. Mike Veall More articles in Canadian Public Policy from University of Toronto Press University of Toronto Press Journals Division 5201 Dufferin Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3H 5T8. |
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