The effects of minimum wages over the business cycle: the Great Recession

Oudom Hean and Nanxin Deng

International Journal of Manpower, 2022, vol. 44, issue 1, 19-36

Abstract: Purpose - This paper examines disemployment effects of minimum wages during the period 2002–2010. Design/methodology/approach - The authors employ the discontinuity design. Findings - The authors find that minimum wages had a significant negative impact on teen employment before the Great Recession. During the Great Recession, the disemployment effects of minimum wages were insignificant. The finding is consistent with the evolution of firms’ market power during the business cycle. Originality/value - The authors attempt to reconcile the debate about the effects of minimum wages on US employment.

Keywords: Minimum wage; Business cycle; Labour market; J23; J38; J88 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/IJM-07-2021-0402

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