Empirical studies of the New Jersey–Pennsylvania minimum wage experiment
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Empirical studies of the New Jersey–Pennsylvania minimum wage experiment are influential research analyses that challenged conventional economic theory by showing that raising the minimum wage did not necessarily reduce employment in fast-food restaurants.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
economic research literature
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labor economics study ⓘ minimum wage policy evaluation ⓘ |
| analyzes | employment effects of minimum wage changes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alan B. Krueger
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David Card NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challenges | conventional competitive labor market model predictions ⓘ |
| citedIn |
meta-analyses of minimum wage employment effects
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policy discussions on federal minimum wage increases in the United States ⓘ |
| comparesWith | Pennsylvania fast-food labor market ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
evidence-based evaluation of labor market policies
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rethinking of minimum wage theory ⓘ |
| controversy | sparked debate over data quality and measurement ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
David Neumark
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William Wascher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataSource |
survey of fast-food restaurants in New Jersey
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survey of fast-food restaurants in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| examines |
teen and low-wage employment
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wage distribution in fast-food sector ⓘ |
| field |
applied microeconometrics
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labor economics ⓘ |
| finds |
in some specifications, employment increased in New Jersey relative to Pennsylvania
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no evidence of job loss in New Jersey relative to Pennsylvania after the wage increase ⓘ |
| focusesOn | New Jersey minimum wage increase of 1992 ⓘ |
| followUpStudies |
re-analyses using payroll data
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replication attempts with alternative datasets ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
New Jersey
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Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implication |
minimum wage effects may be context-dependent
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simple competitive model predictions may not hold in all low-wage labor markets ⓘ |
| influenced |
empirical methods in labor economics
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policy debates on minimum wage ⓘ subsequent minimum wage research ⓘ |
| methodologicalContribution |
use of matched establishment-level surveys
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use of natural experiments in labor economics ⓘ |
| policyContext | New Jersey state minimum wage law change ⓘ |
| providesEvidenceFor | non-negative employment effects of minimum wage increases in some contexts ⓘ |
| publishedIn | American Economic Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
key example of quasi-experimental design in economics
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landmark study in empirical labor economics ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Card and Krueger book "Myth and Measurement" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suggests | minimum wage increases do not necessarily reduce employment ⓘ |
| supports | view that labor markets may exhibit monopsonistic features ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| uses |
border-county comparison design
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difference-in-differences methodology ⓘ fast-food restaurant data ⓘ |
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