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Minimum Wages and Employment in France and the United States

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  • Abowd, J.M.
  • Kramarz, F.
  • Margolis, D.N.
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We use longitudinal individual wage and employement data in France and the United States to investigate the effect of changes to real minimum wage on an individual's employment status.

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  • Abowd, J.M. & Kramarz, F. & Margolis, D.N., 1998. "Minimum Wages and Employment in France and the United States," Papiers du Laboratoire de Microéconomie Appliquée 1998-12, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1).
  • Handle: RePEc:fth:parima:1998-12
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    Keywords

    MINIMUM WAGE ; EMPLOYMENT ; FRANCE ; UNITED STATES;
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    JEL classification:

    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand

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