Minimum wages and housing rents: Theory and evidence
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2021.103649
Abstract: Abstract I analyze the effect of minimum wage hikes on housing rents using exogenous variation in minimum wages across local labor markets in Japan. I estimate that in low-quality rental housing market, a 10% minimum… read more here.
Keywords: wages housing; minimum wage; housing; housing rents ... See more keywords