These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
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Tom Ahn (Duke University)

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Saturday, January 5, 2:30 PM
Session: Economics of the Minimum Wage (AEA)
Presiding: Daniel Aaronson (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)

The Distributional Impacts of Minimum Wage Increases when Both Labor Supply and Labor Demand are Endogenous
Peter Arcidiacono (Duke University)
Tom Ahn (Duke University)
Walter Wessels (North Carolina State)

The Minimum Wage and UK Wage Inequality
Alan Manning (London School of Economics)
Richard Dickens (London School of Economics)

Minimum Wages, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Employment:
David Neumark (University of California, Irvine)
William Wascher (Federal Reserve Board)
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The Employment Response to Minimum Wage Hikes: Evidence from Geocoded ES202 Data
Daniel Aaronson (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
Eric French (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
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