Article Title: "The Contribution of Minimum Wages to Increasing Wage Inequality" by Coen Teulings

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Author: Coen N. Teulings
teulings@few.eur.nl

Data:
Filename: y_xx_r_ff.out
xx = year indicator : 73, 79, 85, 89, 91
ff = region indicator : so=south, ne=northeast, mw=midwest, ww=west
See the paper for dataselection

Columns of data file
1: log hourly wage
2: experience/100
3: years of education
4: indicator
1 = high school completed (12 y. compl. or more than 12 y.)
2 = 2 years college completed (14 y. compl. or more than 14 y.)
3 = 4 years college completed (16 y. compl. or more than 16 y.)
4 = 6 years college completed (18 y. compl. or more than 18 y.)
5: indicator
1 = female single
2 = male single
3 = female non-single
4 = male non-single
6: dummy: 1 = black, 0 = other

Minimum wages, in $:
year $ log$
73: 1.60 0.4700
79: 2.90 1.0647
85: 3.35 1.2089
89: 3.35 1.2089
91: 4.25 1.4469

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