Do minimum wage hikes raise US long term unemployment? Evidence using state minimum wage rates

Regional Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 713-726

  Partridge, Mark D ^a   Partridge, Jamie S ^b  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term unemployment; Minimum wage; Minimum wage coverage; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; MINIMUM WAGE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033405305     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409950079179     Document Type: Article

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