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Peer reviewedEhrenberg, Ronald G.; Marcus, Alan J. – Journal of Human Resources, 1982
This paper tests the hypothesis that the effect of minimum wage legislation on teenagers' education decisions is asymmetrical across family income classes, with the legislation inducing children from low-income families to reduce their levels of schooling and children from higher-income families to increase their educational attainment. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Decision Making, Educational Attainment, Family Income
Peer reviewedEhrenberg, Ronald G.; And Others – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1992
Includes "Introduction" (Ehrenberg); "Effect of the Minimum Wage [MW] on the Fast-Food Industry" (Katz, Krueger); "Using Regional Variation in Wages to Measure Effects of the Federal MW" (Card); "Do MWs Reduce Employment?" (Card); "Employment Effects of Minimum and Subminimum Wages" (Neumark,…
Descriptors: Differences, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices, Federal Legislation
