Blogs
WSJ | What’s the Minimum Wage in Your State?
President Barack Obama has called for raising the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour, from $7.25 today, and to link additional increases to inflation. The proposal is likely to have a bigger impact on some states than others.
Library of Economics | Illegality, Minimum Wages, and Credible Commitment
Co-blogger Bryan Caplan finds "strange" the claim that "employers prefer to hire illegal immigrants because they don't have to pay them minimum wage or follow other labor market regulations." I don't find it strange at all.
CATO | How Does Immigration Impact Wages?
Many Americans are curious about the impact of immigration on the wages of other Americans. The best research on this focuses on the period between 1990 and 2006, when almost 17 million people immigrated to the U.S. lawfully and a net 12 million came unlawfully.
