Who Paid Los Angeles' Minimum Wage? A Side-by-Side Minimum Wage Experiment in Los Angeles County.

Authors: Esposito, Christopher (AUTHOR) christopher.esposito@anderson.ucla.edu, Leamer, Edward (AUTHOR), Nickelsburg, Jerry (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Human Resources. Sep2026, Vol. 61 Issue 5, p1466-1498. 33p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Economic competition, *Field research, *Income inequality, *Monopolies

Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (Calif.), Los Angeles County (Calif.)

State Labor Market Policies and Health.

Authors: ALLARD, SCOTT W.¹ (AUTHOR) sallard@uw.edu, HILL, HEATHER D.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Milbank Quarterly. Oct2026, p1. 15p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Earned income tax credit, *Employee vacations, *Employment policy, *Industrial hygiene, *Quality of work life, *Government policy

Gendered Effects of the Minimum Wage.

Authors: Di Nola, Alessandro^1,2 (AUTHOR) a.dinola@bham.ac.uk, Wang, Haomin^1,2 (AUTHOR) wangh142@cardiff.ac.uk

Source: International Economic Review. Sep2026, p1. 45p. 22 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Working hours, *Labor market, *Employment, *Income inequality, Gender inequality, Regulatory compliance

Geographic Terms: Germany

Using Distribution Regression Difference‐in‐Differences to Evaluate the Effects of a Minimum Wage Introduction on the Distributions of Wages, Earnings, and Working Hours.

Authors: Biewen, Martin^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Fitzenberger, Bernd^{2,3,4,5,6,7,8} (AUTHOR) bernd.fitzenberger@iab.de, Rümmele, Marian¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Applied Econometrics. Sep2026, p1. 25p. 15 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Working hours, *Regression analysis, *Income, *Wages, Causal inference, Mathematical inequalities, Causal models

Geographic Terms: Germany

Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College Enrollment.

Authors: Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore¹ (AUTHOR), Turner, Julia A.² (AUTHOR), Turner, Sarah³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Review of Economics & Statistics. Sep2026, Vol. 108 Issue 5, p1448-1457. 10p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Certification, College enrollment, Educational attainment, Community colleges, Part-time students

Salario mínimo, desempleo y fluctuaciones macroeconómicas: el caso de Puerto Rico.

Authors: Padró Rosario, Gabriel R.¹ gabriel.padro@upr.edu, Rodríguez, Carlos A.² carlos.rodriguez59@upr.edu

Source: Revista de la CEPAL. ago2026, Issue 149, p145-175. 31p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Unemployment, *Macroeconomics, *Aggregate demand, *Labor market, *Business cycles, Vector autoregression model

Geographic Terms: United States, Puerto Rico

Collective Bargaining in Germany: Trends and Challenges.

Authors: Bellmann, Lutz¹ (AUTHOR), Dustmann, Christian² (AUTHOR), Fitzenberger, Bernd¹ (AUTHOR) bernd.fitzenberger@iab.de

Source: Industrial Relations. Sep2026, p1. 18p. 6 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *Collective bargaining, *Minimum wage, *Labor unions, *Labor market, *Industrial relations

Geographic Terms: Germany

The Minimum Wage and Inequality between Groups.

Authors: Blau, Francine D. (AUTHOR), Cohen, Isaac (AUTHOR), Comey, Matthew (AUTHOR), Kahn, Lawrence M. (AUTHOR) lmk12@cornell.edu, Boboshko, Nikolai¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: ILR Review. Oct2026, Vol. 79 Issue 5, p756-790. 35p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Income inequality, *Wages, *Labor demand, Racial inequality, Gender inequality

Striking a Bargain: Narrative Identification of Wage Bargaining Shocks.

Authors: Budrys, Žymantas^1,2 (AUTHOR), Porqueddu, Mario² (AUTHOR), Sokol, Andrej^2,3 (AUTHOR) asokol14@bloomberg.net

Source: Journal of Applied Econometrics. Sep2026, p1. 15p. 5 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Economic shock, *Negotiation, *Business cycles, *Labor economics, *Price inflation, *Unemployment, Search theory

Evolution of the Minimum and Average Wage in the Countries of the European Union.

Authors: Nazos, Athanasios¹ (AUTHOR) athanazos@gmail.com, Konteos, Georgios^1,2 (AUTHOR), Giannarakis, Grigorios¹ (AUTHOR), Pavlaki, Yakinthi² (AUTHOR)

Source: Economies. Aug2026, Vol. 14 Issue 8, p331. 44p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Wages, *Price inflation, *Collective bargaining, *Labor market, *Pay equity, European integration

Geographic Terms: Central Europe

Company/Entity: European Union

THE IMPACT OF MINIMUM WAGE ON ENTERPRISE BIRTHS IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES.

Authors: Tkacova, Andrea¹ andrea.tkacova@tuke.sk, Toth, Peter¹ peter.toth@tuke.sk, Gavurova, Beata² beata.gavurova@tuke.sk

Source: Journal of Entrepreneurship & Sustainability Issues. Sep2026, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p452-467. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *New business enterprises, *Entrepreneurship, *Business size, *Incomes policy (Economics), *Economic impact, Panel analysis

Company/Entity: European Union

Identifying employers-employee equilibrium minimum wage and survivability amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Authors: Abdul Bahri, Elya Nabila¹ (AUTHOR) elyanabila@um.edu.my, Wye, Chung-Khain² (AUTHOR)

Source: Labour & Industry. Sep2026, Vol. 36 Issue 3, p287-311. 25p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *COVID-19 pandemic, *Economic equilibrium, *Labor market, *Incomes policy (Economics), *Living wage movement, *Labor costs, Malaysians

Geographic Terms: Malaysia

The effects of minimum wage regulation in inter‐regional oligopoly competition.

Authors: Matsushima, Noriaki¹ (AUTHOR) matsushima@osipp.osaka-u.ac.jp, Nishikawa, Kazuki² (AUTHOR), Qiu, Jiaying² (AUTHOR)

Source: Contemporary Economic Policy. Aug2026, p1. 24p. 3 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage laws, *Oligopolies, *Corporate profits, *Labor market, *Labor costs, *Duopolies, *Economic competition

Minimum Wage Impacts on Wages and Employment Across Manufacturing Establishments of Different sizes in Indonesia.

Authors: Merdikawati, Nurina¹ (AUTHOR) nurina.merdikawati@anu.edu.au, Al Izzati, Ridho² (AUTHOR)

Source: Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies. Aug2026, Vol. 62 Issue 2, p245-273. 29p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Employment, *Business size, *Labor economics, *Factories, *Wages, Indonesians

Geographic Terms: Indonesia, Java (Indonesia)

The Politicization of Wage Setting.

Authors: Lyttelton, Thomas¹ (AUTHOR) tom_lytt@mit.edu, Wilmers, Nathan¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Administrative Science Quarterly. Sep2026, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p657-691. 35p.

Subject Terms: *Labor unions, *Minimum wage, *Wages, *Management, *Pay equity, *Organizational behavior, Political affiliation

The employment effects of minimum wage hikes on job and geographical mobility: evidence from China.

Authors: Xiao, Han¹ (AUTHOR), Li, Xiaogang¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Hehuan² (AUTHOR) wang.hehuan@foxmail.com, Zeng, Jingya³ (AUTHOR), Zou, Hong¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Applied Economics. Aug2026, Vol. 58 Issue 36, p7450-7464. 15p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Employee relocation, *Unskilled labor, *Occupational mobility, *Labor market, Geographic mobility, Wage decreases, Economic conditions in China

Geographic Terms: China

DoorDash to Pay $132 Million in NYC Over Missing Wages.

Authors: Lung, Natalie (AUTHOR)

Source: Bloomberg.com. 9/22/2026, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Express service (Delivery of goods), *Wages, *Labor disputes, *Late payment, *Tips & tipping (Gratuities), Cities & towns

Geographic Terms: New York (N.Y.)

Company/Entity: DoorDash Inc.

DoorDash to Pay $132 Million to NYC, Workers Over Missing Wages.

Authors: Lung, Natalie (AUTHOR)

Source: Bloomberg.com. 9/22/2026, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *Minimum wage, *Government agencies, *Labor laws, *Independent contractors, *Wages, Legal settlement, Dispute resolution

Geographic Terms: New York (N.Y.)

Company/Entity: DoorDash Inc.

UK Government Considers Scaling Back Youth Minimum Wage Rise.

Authors: Chaplain, Chloe (AUTHOR), Mayes, Joe (AUTHOR)

Source: Bloomberg.com. 9/11/2026, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *Unemployed youth, *Minimum wage, *Incomes policy (Economics), *Wages, *Job vacancies, Political manifestoes

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom

Company/Entity: Labour Party (Great Britain)

People: Burnham, Andy, 1970-

UK Youth Unemployment Czar Hints at Change in Minimum Wage.

Authors: Chaplain, Chloe (AUTHOR)

Source: Bloomberg.com. 9/9/2026, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *Youth employment, *Minimum wage, *Vocational education, *Unemployed youth, *Employment policy, *Apprenticeship programs, Policy analysis

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom