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Simulating the Economic Impacts of Living Wage Mandates Using New Public and Administrative Data: Evidence for New York City.

Authors :
Neumark, David
Thompson, Matthew
Brindisi, Francesco
Koyle, Leslie
Reck, Clayton
Source :
Economic Development Quarterly; Nov2013, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p271-283, 13p
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Policy researchers often have to estimate the future effect of imposing a policy in a particular location. There is often evidence on the effects of similar policies in other jurisdictions but no information on the effects of the policy in the jurisdiction in question. And the policy may have specific features not reflected in the experiences of other areas. It is then necessary to combine the evidence from other locations with detailed information and data specific to the jurisdiction in question, with which to simulate the effects of the policy in the new jurisdiction. We illustrate and use this approach in estimating the impact of a proposed living wage mandate for New York City, emphasizing how our ex ante simulations make use of detailed location-specific information on workers, families, and employers using administrative data and other new public data sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08912424
Volume :
27
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Economic Development Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
90561226
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0891242413490795