Abstract: Economic InquiryVolume 20, Issue 3 p. 365-380 MINIMUM WAGES AND THE DEMAND FOR LABOR DANIEL S. HAMERMESH, DANIEL S. HAMERMESH *Professor of Economics, Michigan State University, and Research Associate, NBER.Search for more papers by this author DANIEL S. HAMERMESH, DANIEL S. HAMERMESH *Professor of Economics, Michigan State University, and Research Associate, NBER.Search for more papers by this author First published: July 1982 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.1982.tb00354.xCitations: 9 The results reported in this paper are based on tax-supported research conducted under Contract Number J-9-M-0-0078 from the Minimum Wage Study Commission. Helpful comments and essential data were provided by Curtis Gilroy and Randy Norsworthy; useful criticisms were offered by Ronald Ehrenberg, Belton Fleisher, Robert Goldfarb, Jacob Mincer, Paul Osterman and participants in seminars at Harvard University, the London School of Economics and the NBER. Special thanks are due to Charles Brown for his insightful comments throughout the project. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Ashenfelter, O. and Smith, R., “Compliance with the Minimum Wage Law,” Journal of Political Economy, April 1979, 87, 333–350. Berndt, E. and Christensen, L., “Testing for the Existence of a Consistent Aggregate Index of Labor Inputs,” American Economic Review, June 1974, 64, 391–404. Brown, C., Gilroy, C. and Kohen, A., “Effects of the Minimum Wage on Youth Employment and Unemployment,” in, Minimum Wage Study Commission, Report Volume V, 1981. Freeman, R., “The Effect of Demographic Factors on Age-Earnings Profiles,” Journal of Human Resources, Summer 1979, 14, 289–318. Grant, J. and Hamermesh, D., “Labor Market Competition Among Youths, White Women and Others,” Review of Economics and Statistics, August 1981, 63, 354–60. Grossman, J. B., “ The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Other Wages,” Mathematica Policy Research, (mimeo), 1980. Hamermesh, D., “Econometric Studies of Labor Demand and their Application to Policy Analysis,” Journal of Human Resources, Fall 1976, 11, 507–25. Hamermesh, D., Employment Demand, the Minimum Wage and Labor Costs. Report to the Minimum Wage Study Commission, 1981. Hamermesh, D. and Grant, J., “Econometric Studies of Labor-Labor Substitution and their Implications for Policy,” Journal of Human Resources, Fall 1979, 14, 518–42. Hashimoto, M. and Mincer, J., “ Employment and Unemployment Effects of Minimum Wages,” Columbia University, ( mimeo ), 1971. Johnson, N. and Kotz, S., Continuous Univariate Distributions, Vol. 1, Houghton Mifflin, New York , 1970. Meyer, R. and Wise, D., “ Discontinuous Distributions and Missing Persons: The Minimum Wage and Unemployed Youth,” NBER Working Paper No. 711, July 1981. Mincer, J., “Unemployment Effects of Minimum Wages,” Journal of Political Economy, August 1976, 84, S87–S104. Siskind, F., “Minimum Wage Legislation in the United States,” Economic Inquiry, June 1977, 15, 135–38. Welch, F., “Minimum Wage Legislation in the United States,” Economic Inquiry, September 1974, 12, 285–318. Welch, F. and Cunningham, J., “Effects of Minimum Wages on the Level and Age Composition of Youth Employment,” Review of Economics and Statistics, February 1978, 60, 140–45. Citing Literature Volume20, Issue3July 1982Pages 365-380 ReferencesRelatedInformation