Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ660854
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Minimum Wages and School Enrollment of Teenagers: A Look at the 1990's.
Chaplin, Duncan D.; Turner, Mark D.; Pape, Andreas, D.
Economics of Education Review, v22 n1 p11-21 Feb 2003
Estimates the effects of higher minimum wages on school enrollment using the Common Core of Data. Controlling for local labor market conditions and state and year fixed effects, finds some evidence that higher minimum wages reduce teen school enrollment in states where students drop out before age 18. (23 references) (Author/PKP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Economic Impact, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Human Capital, Minimum Wage
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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