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Increasing Jobs and Income from Work: The Role and Limitations of Public Policy

In: Ten-Gallon Economy

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  • David Neumark

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I provide an overview of research findings spanning many dimensions of policies intended to increase jobs or increase income from work. Among job creation policies, there is some evidence that well-designed hiring credits or steep wage subsidies can increase the number of jobs, and business-friendly tax policies may spur job growth although also increasing income inequality. Evidence on enterprise zones generally does not establish job creation effects. The earned income tax credit successfully raises income from work, whereas a higher minimum wage entails some job loss and does not do a good job at delivering benefits to poor families.

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  • David Neumark, 2015. "Increasing Jobs and Income from Work: The Role and Limitations of Public Policy," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Pia M. Orrenius & Jesús Cañas & Michael Weiss (ed.), Ten-Gallon Economy, chapter 2, pages 15-31, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-53017-2_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137530172_2
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