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abstract: 'A firm''s ability to adjust its production process to economize on
low-skilled labor when faced with a minimum wage increase will differ
greatly depending on industry or occupation. For example, more
capital-intensive means of cleaning hotel rooms or serving customers at
restaurants may not be readily available without degrading service
quality. In such situations, the productivity of labor is essentially
capped, and firms have few options when the minimum wage increases. This
simple observation has implications for studies that rely on microdata
to examine the effects of minimum wage increases. If firms only increase
prices in response to a minimum wage increase, Employment effects are
likely small. If the goal of the minimum wage is to redistribute income
from firms and consumers to workers, minimum-wage increases targeted at
industries and occupations where such rigidities result in an inelastic
demand for labor may achieve the desired goal at a lower cost than
across-the-board increases. However such a scheme causes an inefficient
allocation of labor and would be subjected to substantial political
pressures that may lead to anomalous results. Additionally, it is
unreasonable to conclude that policy makers have the necessary
information to skillfully set the minimum wage.'
affiliation: 'Wimmer, BS (Corresponding Author), Univ Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154
USA.
Univ Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154 USA.'
author: Wimmer, BS
author_list:
- family: Wimmer
given: BS
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s12122-000-1038-8
files: []
issn: 0195-3613
journal: JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH
keywords-plus: EMPLOYMENT; LABOR; LAWS; INEQUALITY; WORKERS
language: English
month: FAL
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '38'
pages: 649-668
papis_id: 0d6cbc828cb4f8e07319bcb461cb0ed4
ref: Wimmer2000minimumwage
times-cited: '4'
title: The minimum wage and productivity differentials
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000088318500010
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '10'
volume: '21'
web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor
year: '2000'