This study analyzes spatial dependencies in the relationship between employment and minimum wage. Local may be affected not only by changes relative wage a region but also those neighboring regions. We use Durbin model data for 380 local Polish labor markets during 2006–2018. The results reveal significant heterogeneities model, showing minimum-to-average-wage ratio effects, insignificant at be...

Cities are increasingly setting their own minimum wages, and this trend has accelerated sharply in recent years. While 2010 there were only three cities with wages exceeding the state or federal standard, by 2020 42. This new phenomenon raises question: is it desirable to have city-level variation wage polices? We discuss main trade-offs emerging from local polices evaluate empirical relevance....