Impact of declining minimum wage on 10th percentile wage and 50/10 wage gap, 1979--2017
| Log changes in 10th percentile | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | W/out min wage impact | Min wage impact | |
| 1979–1988 | |||
| Men | -0.176 | -0.040 | -0.137 |
| Women | -0.207 | -0.006 | -0.201 |
| All | -0.194 | -0.014 | -0.179 |
| 1979–2017 | |||
| Men | -0.056 | 0.101 | -0.156 |
| Women | -0.009 | 0.164 | -0.173 |
| All | -0.022 | 0.133 | -0.155 |
| Log changes in 50/10 wage gap | |||
| Actual | W/out min wage impact | Min wage impact | |
| 1979–1988 | |||
| Men | 0.096 | -0.035 | 0.130 |
| Women | 0.248 | 0.058 | 0.191 |
| All | 0.163 | -0.008 | 0.171 |
| 1979–2017 | |||
| Men | -0.006 | -0.156 | 0.150 |
| Women | 0.214 | 0.060 | 0.154 |
| All | 0.091 | -0.047 | 0.138 |
Source: Computed from unpublished analyses provided by Thomas Lemieux using the same model in Fortin, Lemieux, and Floyd (2021).