What are the spacial implications of minimum wages?

The key idea to estimate the causal effect of minimum wages on the distribution of wages, employment and regional migration is to exploit spatial heterogeneity in the share of workers that earn less than the statutory minimum prior to the introduction. Image: REUTERS/China Daily
Gabriel Ahlfeldt
Associate Professor of Urban Economics and Land Development, London School of Economics
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