[PEN-L:4107] minimums of wages and others (fwd)

[Ellen Dannin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

The US isn't the only place where this is an issue. See below.

Ellen J. Dannin

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Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 9:16:32 +1300 (NZDT)
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Subject: minimums of wages and others

THANKS FOR THE REFERENCES. 

THERE ARE PILES OF THESE STUDIES WHICH ALL END UP WITH CONTRADICTING 
CONCLUSIONS, NOT LEAST BECASUE IT IS HARD TO DESIGN A GOOD RESEARCH INVESTIGATION, 
SINCE ONE CANT EXPERIMENT. 

THERE IS JUST ONE OUT IN NZ, COMMISSIONED BY THE [New Zealand] BUSINESS 
ROUNDTABLE, WHICH FINDS A SIGNIFICANT MINIMUM WAGE EFFECT. IT LOOKS IMPRESSIVE, UNTIL 
YOU 
REALIZE IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CONCLUSION THAT HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 
INCREASE EMPLOYMENT. 

THE CYNIC MIGHT BE WILLING TO SWAP THE ABANDONMENT OF 
MINIMUM WAGE LEGISALTION FOR A MUCH HIGHER BENEFIT (IN OUR SOCIAL SECURITY
CONTEXT ANYWAY) BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT THE BRT WOULD BE SO KEEN.

BRIAN EASTON
Wellington, New Zealand