Minimum Wage Research

Reports

NEW REPORT!
Minimum Wage Effects Across State Borders: Estimates Using Contiguous Counties
August 2007
Arindrajit Dube, T. William Lester, and Michael Reich

Do Businesses Flee Citywide Minimum Wages
September 2006
Arindrajit Dube, Ethan Kaplan, Michael Reich, and Felix Su

The Economic Impacts of a Citywide Minimum Wage
May 2006
Arindrajit Dube, Suresh Naidu, and Michael Reich

The Economics of Citywide Minimum Wages: The San Francisco Model
January 2006
Michael Reich, Arindrajit Dube, and Gina Vickery

Minimum Wage and the California Economy: The Economic Impact of AB 48
September 2005
Michael Reich, Arindrajit Dube, and Gina Vickery

How will an increase from $6.75 to $7.75 in the California minimum wage impact the California economy?
Spring 2005
Amy Vassalotti

The Hidden Public Costs of Low-Wage Jobs in California
May 2004
Carol Zabin, Arindrajit Dube, and Ken Jacobs

Raising Low Pay in a High Income Economy: The Economics of a San Francisco Minimum Wage
May 2003
Michael Reich and Amy Laitinen

A Small Raise for the Bottom
2001
Michel Reich and Peter Hall

Blog Entry

Citywide Minimum-Wage Rules: Living Wages or Killing Jobs?
September 25, 2006
Econoblog, Wall Street Journal Online