Effects of the Minimum Wage on the Employment Status of Youths: An Update
利用1980年代最低工资相对价值大幅下降的时期，估计最低工资变动对青年就业的影响，发现最低工资提高10%会使青少年就业减少不到1%，且对20-24岁青年就业无显著影响。
The large decline in the relative value of the minimum wage during the 1980s makes that period a valuable one for identifying the impact of variation in the minimum wage on youth employment. This study produces the robust finding that, when the experience of the 1980s is included, a 10 percent increase in the minimum wage is estimated to reduce teen employment by less than 1 percent-the lower end of the range of previous estimates. Because this small employment effect is offset by a labor force withdrawal effect, the study finds no discernible effect on measured unemployment. The study also finds no apparent effect of the minimum wage on the employment of young adults aged 20-24.