Publications by Jesse Wursten
Small Businesses and the Minimum Wage
March 7, 2023 • Working Papers • By Jesse Wursten and Michael Reich
Abstract We provide the first causal analysis of the role of firm size on minimum wage effects in the U.S. Using a stacked event study estimator, we find that minimum…
Racial Inequality in Frictional Labor Markets
March 2, 2023 • Scholarly Publications • By Jesse Wursten and Michael Reich
Abstract We provide the first causal analysis of how state and federal minimum wage policies in the U.S. have affected labor market frictions and racial wage gaps. Using stacked…
Racial Inequality in Frictional Labor Markets: Evidence from Minimum Wages
March 2, 2023 • Working Papers • By Jesse Wursten and Michael Reich
Abstract We provide the first causal analysis of how state and federal minimum wage policies in the U.S. have affected labor market frictions and racial wage gaps. Using stacked event…
Parental Labor Supply: Evidence from Minimum Wages
November 15, 2021 • Scholarly Publications • By Anna Godoey, Michael Reich, Jesse Wursten and Sylvia A. Allegretto
Abstract We analyze effects of the minimum wage on the labor supply of parents of young children. Distributional difference-in-differences and event study models document a sharp rise in employment rates…
Parental Labor Supply: Evidence from Minimum Wage Changes
November 10, 2021 • Working Papers • By Anna Godoey, Michael Reich, Jesse Wursten and Sylvia A. Allegretto
Abstract We analyze effects of the minimum wage on the labor supply of parents of young children. Distributional difference-in-differences and event study models document a sharp rise in employment rates…
Racial Inequality and Minimum Wages in Frictional Labor Markets
January 26, 2021 • Working Papers • By Jesse Wursten and Michael Reich
Abstract We examine how the racial patchwork of federal and state minimum wage changes between 1990 and 2019 has affected racial wage gaps, with specific attention to effects on labor…