California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - We then follow the steps described in Bollinger et al. (2019) and Machado and Mata (2005) to produce unconditional percentile estimates. The figures display the median value of the estimates across the various specifications.
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California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - This is slightly below an estimate by Blau et al. (2023) for the U.S. over the last 40 years and substantially higher than an estimate by Clemens et al. (2019) for the U.S. over the period from 2013 to 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - At the same time, research on other types of public spending —such as K ‑12 education and workforce development —suggests comparable or better earnings benefits for workers (Heinrich et al. [2013], Jackson [2015], and Hollenbeck [2017]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - These studies also can highlight important but less obvious economic effects of spending or tax propos als. For example, an economic impact study of a transportation investment might estimate the economic benefits of improved mobility and safety, in addition to the direct economic benefits of the engineering and construction activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4331