The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Distribution of Family Incomes
用非参数方法估计美国最低工资对家庭收入分布的影响，发现最低工资虽提高部分贫困家庭收入，但整体上可能增加贫困线以下或附近家庭的比例。
Abstract An oft-stated goal of the minimum wage is to raise incomes of poor or low-income families. We present nonparametric estimates of the effects of minimum wages on the distribution of family income relative to needs in the United States. Although minimum wages increase the incomes of some poor families, the evidence indicates that their overall net effect is, if anything, to increase the proportions of families with incomes below or near the poverty line. It would appear that reductions in the proportions of families that are poor or near-poor should not be counted among the potential benefits of minimum wages.