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The Ambiguous Effect of Minimum Wages on Workers and Total Hours

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Eric Strobl (Ecole Polytechnique Paris)
Frank Walsh (University College Dublin)

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We model a standard competitive labour market where firms choose combinations of workers and hours per worker to produce output. If one assumes that the scale of production has no impact on hours per worker, then the change in the number of workers and hours per worker resulting from a minimum wage are inversely related. We also demonstrate that total hours worked at the firm may rise if there are small fixed costs to hiring workers.

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Paper provided by School Of Economics, University College Dublin in its series Working Papers with number 200714.

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Date of creation: 27 Aug 2007
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Keywords: Minimum wages; hours; employment;

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J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy

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