Do Minimum Wages Reduce Employment? A Case Study of California, 1987–89
研究了1988年加州最低工资从3.35美元升至4.25美元的影响，发现低工资工人收入提高5-10%，但青少年就业和零售业岗位并未减少，与常规预测相反。
In July 1988, California's minimum wage rose from $3.35 to $4.25. During the previous year, 11% of workers in the state and 50% of California teenagers had earned less than the new state minimum. Using published data and samples from the Current Population Survey, the author compares changes in the labor market outcomes of California workers to the corresponding changes in a group of states with no increase in the minimum wage. The minimum wage increase raised the earnings of low-wage workers by 5–10%. Contrary to conventional predictions, however, there was no decline in teenage employment, or any relative loss of jobs in retail trade.