Minimum wage
Canada
Government Documents
- Agricultural Employees: Rights of Ontario agricultural employees covered under the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
Ontario Ministry of Labour (Nov, 2015) - Domestic Workers: Minimum rights for most Ontario Employees as outlined in the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
Ontario Ministry of Labour (Oct, 2017)
- Getting your foot in the door: A look at entry-level job vacancies in Canada
Drolet, M. (2017) Statistics Canada - Linking labour demand and labour supply: Job vacancies and the unemployed
Drolet, M. (2017) Statistics Canada - Minimum Wage (BC)
Employment Standards Branch. (2017) Government of British Columbia - The impact of aging on labour market participation rates
Fields, A., Uppal, S., LaRochelle-Cote, S. (2017) Statistics Canada - The ups and downs of minimum wage
Galarneau, D., Fecteau, E. (2014) Statistics Canada - Labour market outcomes of graduates from universities in the Maritime provinces
Galarneau, D., Hinchley, C., Ntwari, A. (2017) Statistics Canada - The local unemployment rate and permanent retirement
Galarneau, D., Turcotte, M., Carriere, Y., Fecteau, E. (2015) Statistics Canada - The association between skills and low income
Heisz, A., Notten, G., Situ, J. (2016) Statistics Canada - Homeworkers (ON)
Ontario Ministry of Labour. (Oct, 2017) - Report and Recommendations to the Minister of Labor
Minimum Wage Advisory Panel. (2014) Ministry of Labour - Summary Report on Employment Standards Stakeholder Engagement Process. (2011) Ministry of Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government
- Rights and Responsibilities in Changing Workplace: A Review of Employment Standards in British Columbia.
Thompson, M. (1994) Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour - Employment changes across industries during the downturn and recovery.
Uppal, S., LaRochelle-Cote, S. (2013) Statistics Canada - Changes in wealth across the income distribution, 1999 to 2012.
Uppal, S., LaRochelle-Cote, S. (2015) Statistics Canada - Low income among persons with a disability in Canada.
Wall, K. (2017) Statistics Canada
Academic Articles
- The Highs and Lows of the Minimum Wage Effect: A Time-Series Cross-Section of the Canadian Law
Baker, M., Benjamin, D., Stanger, S. (1999) Journal of Labor Economics, 17(2), 318-350. - In Search of Labor Demand
Beaudry, P., Green, D., Sand, B. (2014) University of British Columbia Vancouver School of Economics, 1-43.
- Dispelling Minimum Wage Mythology: The Minimum Wage and the Impact on Jobs in Canada, 1983-2012.
Brennan, J., & Stanford, J. (2014) Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative, 1-25. - Dispelling Minimum Wage Mythology: The Minimum Wage and the Impact on Jobs in Canada, 1983-2012.
Brochu, P., & Green, D.A. (2013) The Impact of Minimum Wages on Labour Market Transitions. The Economic Journal, 123, 1203-1235. DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12032 - Minimum wage impacts on youth employment transitions, 1993 – 1999.
Campolieti, M., Fang, T., Gunderson, M. (2005) Canadian Journal of Economics, 38(1), 81-104. - Minimum Wage Impacts from a Pre-Specified Research Design: Canada 1981 – 97.
Campolieti, M., Gunderson, M., Riddell, C. (2005) Centre for Economics and Public Affairs University of Toronto, 1-33.
- Changes in Wage Inequality in Canada: An Interprovincial Perspective.
Fortin, N. M., & Lemieux, T. (2014) Canadian Labour Market and Skills Research Network, 1-42. - What is Minimum Wage For? Empirical Results and Theories of Justice.
Green, D. A. (2014) Canadian Public Policy, 40 (4), 293-314.
- Employment Effects of the Minimum Wage: Panel Data Evidence from Canadian Provinces.
Rybczynski, K., Sen, A. (2017) Contemporary Economic Policy, 36(1), 116-135.
Think Tanks/Bank Reports
- Minimum Wage Rates in Canada: 1965 – 2015.
Battle, K. (2015) The Caledon Institute of Social Policy, 1-30. - Workers’ Stories of Exploitation & Abuse: Why BC Employment Standards Need to Change Summary Report.
BC Employment Standards Coalition (2017). - Ontario’s Proposed Minimum Wage Hike: An Economic Assessment.
Burleton, D., Dolega, M., Ignjatovic, D. (2017) Toronto-Dominion Bank Economics, 1-8. - Ontario Enters Uncharted Waters with a $15 Minimum Wage.
Eisen, B., Lammam, C., Watson, D. (2017) Fraser Institute, 1-11. - Thinking about Minimum Wage Increases in Alberta, Theoretically, Empirically, and Regionally.
Marchand, J. (2017) C.D. Howe Institute, 1-20. - Raising the Minimum Wage: Misguided Policy, Unintended Consequences.
Murphy, R., Lammam, C., MacIntyre, H. (2016) Fraser Institute, 1-76. - Minimum Wage: How much is too much?
National Bank of Canada. (2017) - Reaching the $15/hr. Minimum Wage: An Urgent Poverty Reduction Action for BC Youth and Families with Children.
First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, (2017) 1-5.
- Pay equity, minimum wage and equality at work.
Rubery, J. (2003) International Labour Organization, 1-80.
- Evidence shows immigrants will get fewer jobs as Ontario ratchets up minimum wage to $15: Financial Post Op-ed.
Sen, Anindya. (2017) C.D. Howe.
Newspaper Articles
- TD warns raising minimum wage could cost 90,000 jobs.
Benzie, R. (2017, Sept 26) Toronto Star.
- Upcoming minimum wage hikes threaten younger and less-skilled Ontarians.
Eisen, B. (2017, Nov 6) The Fraser Institute Blog. - Minimum wage hikes – flawed anti-poverty policy.
Eisen, B., Lammam, C. (2017, Oct 11) The Fraser Institute Blog.
- Metro grocery chain looking at automation to offset higher Ontario minimum wage.
Marowits, R. (2017, Aug 15) Toronto Star. - Local restaurant hikes base wages to $16 and argues others can, too.
Megan Gillis. (2017) Ottawa Citizen, 1-6.
- Economists support $15 minimum wage in Ontario.
Rozworski, M. (2017, Jun 29) The Progressive Economics Forum.
- Why the minimum wage debate isn’t going to go away.
Yalnizyan, A. (2014, Feb 05) The Globe and Mail, 1-4.
United States
Academic Articles
- Working time patterns for sustainable work.
Anxo, D., Boulin, J., Cabrita, J., & Vermeylen, G. (2017) Publication Office of the European Unioun, 1-80.
- What Does the Minimum Wage Do?
Belman, D., Wonfson, P.J. (2014). Upjohn Press
- Comment on David Neumark and William Wascher, “Employment Effects of Minimum and Subminimum Wages: Panel Data on State Minimum Wage Laws”.
Card, D., Katz, L.F., & Krueger, A.B. (1994) ILR Review, 47(3), 487-497.
- Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage.
Card, D., Krueger, A.B. (2016) Princeton University Press.
- The Minimum Wage and the Great Recession: Evidence of Effects on the Employment and Income Trajectories of Low-Skilled Workers.
Clemens, J., & Wither, M. (2016) National Bureau of Economic Research, 21830, 1-70.
- Minimum Wage Effects Across State Borders: Estimates Using Continuous Counties.
Dube, A., Lester, T.W., & Reich, M. (2010) The Review of Economics and Statistics, 92(4), 945-964. - Minimum Wage Shocks, Employment Flows, and Labor Market Frictions.
Dube, A., Lester, T.W., & Reich, M. (2016) Journal of Labor Economics, 34(3), 663-704.
- Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle.
Jardim, E., Long, M., Plotnick, R., Inwegen, E., Vigdor, J., Wething, H. (2017) National Bureau of Economic Research, 1-63.
- People Versus Machines: The Impact of Minimum Wages on Automatable Jobs.
Lordan, G., Neumark, D. (2017) National Bureau of Economics, 23667, 1-39.
- Survival of the Fittest: The Impact on the Minimum Wage on Firm Exit.
Luca, D.L., Luca, M. (2017) Harvard Business School, 1-33. - How Effective is the Minimum Wage at Supporting the Poor?
MaCurdy, T. (2015) Journal of Political Economy, 123(2), 497-545.
- The Employment Effects of Minimum Wages: Evidence from a Prespecified Research Design.
Neumark, D. (2001) Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 40(1), 121-144.
- The Impact of a City-Level Minimum-Wage Policy on Supermarket Food Prices in Seattle-King County.
Otten, J. et al. (2017) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(9), 1039.
- Disentangling the Minimum Wage Puzzle: An Analysis of Worker Accessions and Separations.
Portugal, P., & Cardoso, A.R. (2006) Journal of the European Economic Association, 4(5), 988-1013.
- Why Does the Minimum Wage Have No Discernible Effect on Employment?
Schmitt, J. (2013) Centre for Economic and Policy Research, 1-30. - Report on Non-profit Response to Minimum Wage.
The Seattle Minimum Wage Team. (2017) University of Washington, 1-35. - Report on Baseline Employer Survey and Worker Interviews.
The Seattle Minimum Wage Team. (2016) University of Washington, 1-30. - Report on the Impact of Seattle’s Minimum Wage Ordinance on Wages, Workers, Jobs, and Establishments Through 2015.
The Seattle Minimum Wage Team. (2016) University of Washington, 1-57.
Think Tanks / Bank Reports
- Minimum Wage Policy Guide.
International Labour Organization, 1-120.
- Seattle’s Minimum Wage Experience 2015-16.
Reich, M., Allegretto, S., Godoey, A. (2017) Center of Wage and Employment Dynamics, 1-26. - Thirteen Facts about Wage Growth.
Shambaugh, J., Nunn, R., Liu, P., Nantz, G. (2017) The Hamilton Project, 1-19. - OECD Submission to The UK Low Pay Mission.
OECD. (1997) OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers, 29, 1-33. - Labour market institutions and youth labour markets: Minimum wages and youth employment revisited.
O’Higgins, N., & Moscariello, V. (2017) International Labour Organization, 1-36.
- Pay equity, minimum wage and equality at work.
Rubery, J. (2003) International Labour Organization, 1-80.
Think Tank/Bank Reports
- Minimum Wage Policy Guide. International Labour Organization, 1-120. Retrieved from http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---travail/documents/genericdocument/wcms_508566.pdf
- Reich, M., Allegretto, S., Godoey, A. (2017) Seattle’s Minimum Wage Experience 2015-16. Center of Wage and Employment Dynamics, 1-26.
- Shambaugh, J., Nunn, R., Liu, P., Nantz, G. (2017) Thirteen Facts about Wage Growth. The Hamilton Project, 1-19.
- OECD. (1997) OECD Submission to The UK Low Pay Mission. OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers, 29, 1-33.
- O’Higgins, N., & Moscariello, V. (2017) Labour market institutions and youth labour markets: Minimum wages and youth employment revisited. International Labour Organization, 1-36. Retrieved from http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_575897.pdf
- Rubery, J. (2003) Pay equity, minimum wage and equality at work. International Labour Organization, 1-80. Retrieved from http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/publication/wcms_decl_wp_20_en.pdf
Newspaper Articles
- Cowan, J., Kessler, J. (2017, Nov 17) A Smarter Minimum Wage. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/opinion/a-smarter-minimum-wage.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region%C2%AEion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
- Porter, E. (2017, Nov 28) Retail Jobs Don’t Need to Be Bad. Here’s Proof. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/business/economy/retail-work.html?mwrsm=Email
- Scheiber, N. (2017, Jun 26) How a Rising Minimum Wage Affects Jobs in Seattle. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/business/economy/seattle-minimum-wage.html
Think Tank/Bank Reports
- Minimum Wage Policy Guide. International Labour Organization, 1-120. Retrieved from http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---travail/documents/genericdocument/wcms_508566.pdf
- Reich, M., Allegretto, S., Godoey, A. (2017) Seattle’s Minimum Wage Experience 2015-16. Center of Wage and Employment Dynamics, 1-26.
- Shambaugh, J., Nunn, R., Liu, P., Nantz, G. (2017) Thirteen Facts about Wage Growth. The Hamilton Project, 1-19.
- OECD. (1997) OECD Submission to The UK Low Pay Mission. OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers, 29, 1-33.
- O’Higgins, N., & Moscariello, V. (2017) Labour market institutions and youth labour markets: Minimum wages and youth employment revisited. International Labour Organization, 1-36. Retrieved from http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_575897.pdf
- Rubery, J. (2003) Pay equity, minimum wage and equality at work. International Labour Organization, 1-80. Retrieved from http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/publication/wcms_decl_wp_20_en.pdf
Newspaper Articles
- Cowan, J., Kessler, J. (2017, Nov 17) A Smarter Minimum Wage. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/opinion/a-smarter-minimum-wage.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region%C2%AEion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
- Porter, E. (2017, Nov 28) Retail Jobs Don’t Need to Be Bad. Here’s Proof. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/business/economy/retail-work.html?mwrsm=Email
- Scheiber, N. (2017, Jun 26) How a Rising Minimum Wage Affects Jobs in Seattle. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/business/economy/seattle-minimum-wage.html
Think Tank/Bank Reports
- Minimum Wage Policy Guide. International Labour Organization, 1-120. Retrieved from http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---travail/documents/genericdocument/wcms_508566.pdf
- Reich, M., Allegretto, S., Godoey, A. (2017) Seattle’s Minimum Wage Experience 2015-16. Center of Wage and Employment Dynamics, 1-26.
- Shambaugh, J., Nunn, R., Liu, P., Nantz, G. (2017) Thirteen Facts about Wage Growth. The Hamilton Project, 1-19.
- OECD. (1997) OECD Submission to The UK Low Pay Mission. OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers, 29, 1-33.
- O’Higgins, N., & Moscariello, V. (2017) Labour market institutions and youth labour markets: Minimum wages and youth employment revisited. International Labour Organization, 1-36. Retrieved from http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_575897.pdf
- Rubery, J. (2003) Pay equity, minimum wage and equality at work. International Labour Organization, 1-80. Retrieved from http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/publication/wcms_decl_wp_20_en.pdf
Newspaper Articles
- Cowan, J., Kessler, J. (2017, Nov 17) A Smarter Minimum Wage. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/opinion/a-smarter-minimum-wage.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region%C2%AEion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
- Porter, E. (2017, Nov 28) Retail Jobs Don’t Need to Be Bad. Here’s Proof. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/business/economy/retail-work.html?mwrsm=Email
- Scheiber, N. (2017, Jun 26) How a Rising Minimum Wage Affects Jobs in Seattle. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/business/economy/seattle-minimum-wage.html
Newspaper Articles
- A Smarter Minimum Wage.
Cowan, J., Kessler, J. (2017, Nov 17) The New York Times. - Retail Jobs Don’t Need to Be Bad. Here’s Proof.
Porter, E. (2017, Nov 28) The New York Times.
- How a Rising Minimum Wage Affects Jobs in Seattle.
Scheiber, N. (2017, Jun 26) The New York Times.