Recent Research on the Minimum Wage: Implications for Missouri

Meer, Jonathan (2018): Recent Research on the Minimum Wage: Implications for Missouri. Published in: Missouri Policy Journal No. 7 (2018): pp. 1-11.

Abstract

I discuss the sources of the policy disputes surrounding the mini-mum wage, both theoretical and empirical. I focus on recent research, particularly on margins other than the level of employment, and ex-amine the distributional implications of minimum wage increases. I consider the impacts of recent proposals to increase the minimum wage in the state of Missouri.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: minimum wage; employment; labor demand; labor supply
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J23 - Labor Demand; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure ; Wage Differentials; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J32 - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits ; Retirement Plans ; Private Pensions; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J33 - Compensation Packages ; Payment Methods; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J38 - Public Policy; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers > J63 - Turnover ; Vacancies ; Layoffs; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J8 - Labor Standards: National and International > J82 - Labor Force Composition; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J8 - Labor Standards: National and International > J88 - Public Policy

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