Robert D. Plotnick
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View article: Local minimum wage laws, boundary discontinuity methods, and policy spillovers
Local minimum wage laws, boundary discontinuity methods, and policy spillovers Open
We use geographically precise longitudinal employment data documenting worker job-to-job mobility to study policy spillovers in the context of three local minimum wage increases. Estimated spillover impacts on wages and hours are statistic…
View article: Boundary Discontinuity Methods and Policy Spillovers
Boundary Discontinuity Methods and Policy Spillovers Open
The boundary discontinuity method of causal inference may yield misleading results if a policy's impacts do not stop at the border of the implementing jurisdiction.We use geographically precise longitudinal employment data documenting work…
View article: Minimum Wage Increases and Individual Employment Trajectories
Minimum Wage Increases and Individual Employment Trajectories Open
Using administrative employment data from the state of Washington, we use short-duration longitudinal panels to study the impact of Seattle's minimum wage ordinance on individuals employed in low-wage jobs immediately before a wage increas…
View article: Standards of Evidence for Conducting and Reporting Economic Evaluations in Prevention Science
Standards of Evidence for Conducting and Reporting Economic Evaluations in Prevention Science Open
Over a decade ago, the Society for Prevention Research endorsed the first standards of evidence for research in preventive interventions. The growing recognition of the need to use limited resources to make sound investments in prevention …
View article: Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle
Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle Open
This paper evaluates the wage, employment, and hours effects of the first and second phase-in of the Seattle Minimum Wage Ordinance, which raised the minimum wage from $9.47 to as much as $11 in 2015 and to as much as $13 in 2016.Using a v…
View article: Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle
Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle Open
This paper evaluates the wage, employment, and hours effects of the first and second phase-in of the Seattle Minimum Wage Ordinance, which raised the minimum wage from $9.47 to as much as $11 in 2015 and to as much as $13 in 2016. Using a …