Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between increasing minimum wage and the number of hours that teenagers ages 15-19 work in New England states during the years 2002- 2019. In these years, all New England states have had various minimum wage rates, this paper will use feasible general least squares state-level panel data analysis to see if there is a positive or negative impact on teenage employment due to increases in minimum wage. Data was collected from the Current Population Survey, the American Community Survey, and state census data, and used with an equation derived by Zavodny (2000). State-level panel data analysis for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island was performed and regression results showed that minimum wage has a negative impact on teen employment in New England.
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