Publication Selection Bias in Minimum‐Wage Research?: A Meta‐Regression Analysis

Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 406 - 428
Published: Jun 1, 2009
Abstract
Card and Krueger's meta-analysis of the employment effects of minimum wages challenged existing theory. Unfortunately, their meta-analysis confused publication selection with the absence of a genuine empirical effect. We apply recently developed meta-analysis methods to 64 US minimum-wage studies and corroborate that Card and Krueger's findings were nevertheless correct. The minimum-wage effects literature is contaminated by publication...
Paper Details
Title
Publication Selection Bias in Minimum‐Wage Research?: A Meta‐Regression Analysis
Published Date
Jun 1, 2009
Volume
47
Issue
2
Pages
406 - 428
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