Ku, H;
(2022)
Does Minimum Wage Increase Labor Productivity? Evidence from Piece Rate Workers.
Journal of Labor Economics
, 40
(2)
pp. 325-359.
10.1086/716347.
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Abstract
We examine worker effort as a potential margin of adjustment to a minimum wage hike using unique data on piece rate workers who perform a homogenous task and whose individual output is rigorously recorded. By employing a difference-in-differences strategy that exploits the increase in Florida’s minimum wage from $6.79 to $7.21 on January 1, 2009, and worker location on the pre-2009 productivity distribution, we provide evidence consistent with incumbent workers’ positive effort responses.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Does Minimum Wage Increase Labor Productivity? Evidence from Piece Rate Workers |
| DOI: | 10.1086/716347 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1086/716347 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is the published version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | minimum wage; incentive; effort; labor productivity JEL Codes: J20, J38, M50 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Economics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10101779 |
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